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Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Criminology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,459 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #73 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in California 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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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large 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

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great place for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school 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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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Alliant International University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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

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Best Criminology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 5 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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