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Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the criminology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - Commerce to be the most popular school for criminology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 65% of the criminology majors at the school.

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#2

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Oklahoma City University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminology schools in the Southwest Region . OCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

Women make up 64% of the criminology majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in criminology at Texas A&M Kingsville, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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

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Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of the Southwest did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Criminology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 440
Arizona 295
Oklahoma 24
New Mexico 83

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 8 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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