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2023 Most Popular Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Criminology Doctor's Degree School for You

Criminology is the #81 most popular major in the country with 11,039 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of California - Irvine to be the most popular school for criminology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 9 students majoring in criminology at UC Irvine, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminology schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in criminology at UT Dallas, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminology schools in the United States. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for criminology students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Of the 5 students majoring in criminology at ASU - Tempe, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for criminology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminology schools in the United States. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 4 students majoring in criminology at UF, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the criminology majors at the school.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 67% of the criminology majors at the school.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

About 33% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 16 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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