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2023 Best Value Criminology Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,074 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology School for You

In 2020-2021, 81 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminology students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #93 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Criminology Schools in Kentucky ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the criminology programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Criminology School

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY
$10,992 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the best value school in Kentucky for criminology students. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $10,992 per year. While working on their degree, criminology majors at WKU accumulate an average of around $25,620 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $258, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Criminology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 321
Virginia 302
North Carolina 209
Florida 933
Tennessee 13
South Carolina 127
Louisiana 56
Arkansas 110
Alabama 271
Mississippi 70
West Virginia 151

One of 12 majors within the area of study, criminology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Criminology

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 values are for the top school 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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