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Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Criminology Master's Degree School for You

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for criminology students working on their master’s degree. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 83% of the criminology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

Women make up 58% of the criminology majors at the school.

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 14% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 14% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Alliant International University is a great place for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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

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With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Washington State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminology programs. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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Best Criminology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,459
Washington 289
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 7 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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