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2023 Best Value Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$17,849 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,876 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 370 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminology is the #52 most popular major in Missouri.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for criminology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminology majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Criminology

Our analysis found Northwest Missouri State University to be the best value school for criminology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northwest are $8,852 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $8,294 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, criminology majors at Missouri State accumulate an average of around $24,123 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $130.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

UMSL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, criminology graduates from UMSL carry an average student debtload of $28,177.

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Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMKC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,271 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Webster University is a great value for criminology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Webster are $28,700 per year.

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#6

Drury University

Springfield, MO

Drury University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree criminology programs. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Drury University undergraduate students pay an average of $32,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Criminology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 253
Kansas 39
Iowa 213
Nebraska 7

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 6 schools only.

  • 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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