Criminology at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Every criminology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminology program at University of Wisconsin - River Falls stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and approximately 5,855 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in criminology from UW - River Falls.

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

UW - River Falls Criminology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology

UW - River Falls Criminology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminology programs across the country. The following shows how UW - River Falls performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminology major at UW - River Falls 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Criminology Schools	5
Best Criminology Schools	18
	33
Most Popular Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Criminology Schools	71
Most Popular Criminology Schools	80

Criminology Student Demographics at UW - River Falls

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminology majors at University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

UW - River Falls Criminology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 criminology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - River Falls, about 32% were men and 68% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at UW - River Falls are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - River Falls with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - River Falls also has a doctoral program available in criminology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Economics

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Managers	12,400	$85,050

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.