Criminology at Washington State University

What traits are you looking for in a criminology school? To help you decide if Washington State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminology program.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159.

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

Wazzu Criminology Degrees Available

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

Wazzu Criminology Rankings

The criminology major at Wazzu 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminology. This makes the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminology Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Criminology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Wazzu since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at Wazzu 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	105
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Wazzu Criminology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of criminology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminology master's degree from Wazzu, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington State University with a master's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Criminology

The following criminology concentations are available at Washington State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washington State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	187

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Sociologists	80	$74,130

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.