Criminology at University of South Florida - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying criminology, you may want to check out the program at University of South Florida - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminology section at the bottom of this page.

USF Tampa Criminology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology
• Master’s Degree in Criminology

USF Tampa Criminology Rankings

The criminology major at USF Tampa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminology, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminology Student Demographics at USF Tampa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminology majors at University of South Florida - Main Campus.

USF Tampa Criminology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of criminology bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at USF Tampa since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at USF Tampa are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	105
White	197
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

USF Tampa Criminology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in criminology each year. USF Tampa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminology master's degree from USF Tampa, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Criminology

Criminology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Florida - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	442

Careers That Criminology Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Sociologists	50	$78,490

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.