Criminology at West Virginia University

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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

WVU Criminology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology

WVU Criminology Rankings

The criminology major at WVU 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.

Criminology Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Criminology Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of criminology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	117
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Criminology

If you plan to be a criminology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	134

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290

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
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