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Criminology at Western Kentucky University

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Criminology at Western Kentucky University

If you plan to study criminology, take a look at what Western Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. Of the 3,055 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University in 2021, 74 of them were criminology majors.

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

WKU Criminology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WKU does offer online courses in criminology for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

WKU Criminology Rankings

The criminology major at WKU 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.

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in criminology from WKU. This makes it the #34 most popular school for criminology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminology Graduates from WKU Make?

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at WKU is $27,074. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,551 for all criminology students.

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Criminology Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Criminology Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminology from WKU. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in criminology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 64
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WKU Criminology Master’s Program

86% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in criminology from WKU. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminology master's degree from WKU, 71% 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 Western Kentucky University with a master's in criminology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Managers 3,260 $92,630

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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