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Most Popular Online Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges
$32,876 Avg Salary
$24,669 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, criminology was ranked #81 in the country. In fact 11,039 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminology majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - St Louis the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for criminology students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 89 students majoring in criminology at UMSL, 28% are male and 72% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, criminology majors at UMSL accumulate an average of around $28,177 in student debt.

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#2

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Upper Iowa University is a great place for criminology students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 56% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, criminology graduates from UIU carry an average student debtload of $36,966.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in criminology at UMKC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

Of the 12 students majoring in criminology at Northwest, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 40% of the criminology majors at the school.

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#6

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

With a ranking of #6, Baker University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminology students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Baker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Baldwin City.

Women make up 75% of the criminology majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online criminology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 370
Minnesota 253
Kansas 39
Iowa 213
Nebraska 7

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

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 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).

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