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2023 Best Criminology Schools in Washington

4 Colleges
$33,037 Avg Salary
$22,718 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminology School for You

In 2020-2021, 289 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminology students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Criminology Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Criminology Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for criminology majors pursuing a .

Top Washington Schools in Criminology

#1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Gonzaga University the best school in Washington for criminology students. Located in the city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Criminology majors at Gonzaga take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Criminology at Gonzaga University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for criminology students. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Criminology Schools in Washington list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Criminology majors at EWU take out an average of $18,436 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Lutheran University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Criminology Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Criminology at Pacific Lutheran University Report

Best Criminology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Criminology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,459
Oregon 12
Nevada 177

Criminology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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