Criminology at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,989. In 2021, 74 criminology majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Whitewater.

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 - Whitewater Criminology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology

UW - Whitewater Criminology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminology programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater 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	7
Most Popular Criminology Schools	43

Earnings of UW - Whitewater Criminology Graduates

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Whitewater is $37,669. This is 12% higher than $33,551, which is the national average for all criminology bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminology Student Demographics at UW - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater Criminology Bachelor’s Program

The criminology program at UW - Whitewater awarded 74 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Whitewater since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Whitewater 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
• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 - Whitewater.

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 Thebox193 under License

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