Criminology Programs

Criminology is offered at 260 institutions across the United States. Bachelor graduates earn a median salary ranging from $22,958 to $75,745, with the highest-earning program at University of Massachusetts Global ($75,745). The most common degree level is Bachelor (222), followed by Master (68) and Doctoral (19).

Bachelor (222) · Master (68) · Doctoral (19) · Associate (17) · Graduate Certificate (11) · Undergraduate Certificate (10)

Bachelor (222)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
University of California-Irvine CA $57,935 465
University of South Florida FL $53,883 387
University of Maryland-College Park MD $67,258 362
California State University-Fresno CA $48,647 352
Northern Arizona University AZ $56,676 253
The University of Alabama AL Not reported 253
California State University-San Marcos CA $55,418 234
University of Florida FL $57,953 209
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY $57,396 204
Old Dominion University VA $56,659 192
Washington State University WA Not reported 177
Stockton University NJ $55,408 162
Georgia Southern University GA $53,766 155
University of Delaware DE $63,553 149
West Virginia University WV Not reported 146
Central Connecticut State University CT $61,950 142
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH $58,865 142
The University of Tampa FL $60,742 136
Texas A&M University-San Antonio TX Not reported 129
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN $59,022 125
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC $50,514 122
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus PA $53,762 117
University of Utah UT Not reported 114
Missouri State University-Springfield MO $49,053 113
University of Rhode Island RI Not reported 104
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Institution State Median Earnings Completers
University of West Georgia GA $50,048 99
Clemson University SC $50,133 97
Indiana State University IN $51,991 93
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA Not reported 92
University of Iowa IA $60,947 88
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH $59,549 81
Western Kentucky University KY $45,124 80
Marquette University WI $59,083 73
Eastern Michigan University MI $52,535 71
The University of Texas at Dallas TX $52,244 71
Cleveland State University OH $52,713 69
University of Missouri-St Louis MO $52,331 68
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN $59,754 67
National Louis University IL $56,989 67
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC $55,303 67
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA $54,174 64
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL $52,916 61
Arkansas State University AR $46,293 61
Mount St. Mary's University MD $60,428 58
University at Buffalo NY Not reported 58
SUNY Old Westbury NY $52,598 57
University of Idaho ID Not reported 57
Eastern Connecticut State University CT $52,942 56
Stonehill College MA $64,957 55
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA $58,115 55
Eastern Washington University WA $55,621 54
California Lutheran University CA Not reported 52
Loyola University New Orleans LA $58,058 50
Saint Anselm College NH $69,676 49
State University of New York at Cortland NY $56,593 49
University of Denver CO $57,858 48
University of Florida-Online FL $57,953 47
Mississippi State University MS $48,805 47
Niagara University NY $60,995 45
DePaul University IL Not reported 45
Hofstra University NY $60,697 44
Upper Iowa University IA $56,767 44
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO Not reported 44
Delaware State University DE $53,128 42
University of Miami FL $70,461 41
Hamline University MN $60,757 41
Framingham State University MA $59,857 41
University of Houston-Clear Lake TX $52,087 40
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI Not reported 40
Gonzaga University WA $68,190 39
University of Lynchburg VA $48,597 39
University of Northern Iowa IA $54,993 38
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI $63,365 37
Flagler College FL $48,913 37
University of La Verne CA $47,273 35
Fresno Pacific University CA Not reported 35
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus NJ $53,055 33
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce PR $22,958 32
University of Wisconsin-River Falls WI $51,586 31
Texas A&M University-Kingsville TX $40,965 29
Lander University SC Not reported 28
Drexel University PA $58,751 27
Mary Baldwin University VA $47,117 27
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA $55,174 26
University of Central Arkansas AR $47,387 26
Wright State University-Main Campus OH $46,939 26
Heidelberg University OH Not reported 26
Capital University OH $49,041 25
Lasell University MA $56,766 24
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA $55,924 24
Colorado State University Pueblo CO Not reported 24
University of Hartford CT Not reported 24
University of St Thomas MN $70,419 23
Saint Vincent College PA $52,788 21
Dominican University IL $52,775 20
Barry University FL $51,180 19
Florida Southern College FL $49,829 19
William Penn University IA Not reported 19
Villanova University PA Not reported 19
Butler University IN Not reported 19
Assumption University MA $67,883 18
St. John Fisher University NY $60,481 18
Emmanuel College MA $67,814 17
Maryville University of Saint Louis MO $66,612 17
Lycoming College PA $61,144 17
Johnson C Smith University NC $46,215 17
St Bonaventure University NY Not reported 17
Cedar Crest College PA Not reported 17
University of Pennsylvania PA Not reported 17
Illinois College IL Not reported 17
Le Moyne College NY $65,956 16
Valparaiso University IN $63,772 16
University of Wisconsin-Stout WI $57,529 16
Northwest Missouri State University MO Not reported 16
Otterbein University OH Not reported 15
The University of Texas Permian Basin TX Not reported 15
Pacific Lutheran University WA Not reported 15
University of Southern Maine ME $59,270 14
Arcadia University PA $47,772 14
Howard Payne University TX Not reported 14
Drury University MO Not reported 13
Fort Lewis College CO Not reported 13
Ana G. Mendez University FL Not reported 13
Pacific University OR $64,029 12
William Peace University NC $57,305 12
Concordia University-Chicago IL $50,897 12
Virginia Union University VA $49,024 12
St. Mary's University TX $48,731 12
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College IN Not reported 12
University of Saint Mary KS Not reported 12
Webster University MO Not reported 12
Mount Saint Mary's University CA Not reported 12
McMurry University TX Not reported 12
Randolph-Macon College VA Not reported 12
Lebanon Valley College PA $58,447 11
Coker University SC $41,738 11
Wilkes University PA Not reported 11
University of St Thomas TX Not reported 11
The Catholic University of America DC Not reported 11
Benedictine College KS Not reported 10
Mount Saint Mary College NY Not reported 10
Saint Michael's College VT Not reported 10
Mercer University GA Not reported 10
Southern Wesleyan University SC $52,534 9
SUNY College of Technology at Canton NY Not reported 9
Ohio Dominican University OH Not reported 9
Carlow University PA Not reported 9
Maryville College TN Not reported 9
Concordia University Texas TX Not reported 9
Northern Illinois University IL Not reported 9
Rockford University IL Not reported 9
Lakeland University WI $55,265 8
Lee University TN Not reported 8
LeTourneau University TX Not reported 8
Manchester University IN Not reported 8
Azusa Pacific University CA Not reported 7
Avila University MO Not reported 7
Hastings College NE Not reported 7
Hiram College OH Not reported 7
Oklahoma Baptist University OK Not reported 7
Rosemont College PA Not reported 7
Albright College PA $58,540 6
McPherson College KS Not reported 6
Crown College MN Not reported 6
Geneva College PA Not reported 6
South Dakota State University SD Not reported 6
Davis & Elkins College WV Not reported 6
Benedictine University IL Not reported 6
Huntington University IN Not reported 6
Mount St. Joseph University OH $58,825 5
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo PR $22,958 5
Tabor College KS Not reported 5
Wright State University-Lake Campus OH $46,939 4
Buena Vista University IA Not reported 4
Chatham University PA Not reported 4
Regis University CO $63,255 3
Oklahoma Wesleyan University OK $59,143 3
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus OH $58,865 3
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR $22,958 3
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus AR Not reported 3
Baker University KS Not reported 3
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ $53,055 2
University of Mobile AL Not reported 2
Meredith College NC Not reported 2
Union University TN Not reported 2
Saint Edward's University TX $56,224 1
University of Akron Main Campus OH $46,577 1
Notre Dame of Maryland University MD Not reported 1
Cottey College MO Not reported 1
Norwich University VT Not reported 1
University of Massachusetts Global CA $75,745 Not reported
University of Nevada-Reno NV $66,273 Not reported
University at Albany NY $61,102 Not reported
Eastern University PA $56,695 Not reported
Bethany College KS $50,697 Not reported
Ohio University-Main Campus OH $49,632 Not reported
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus PR $29,816 0
Auburn University AL Not reported 0
Briar Cliff University IA Not reported 0
Kansas State University KS Not reported 0
University of Holy Cross LA Not reported Not reported
Suffolk University MA Not reported Not reported
Western New England University MA Not reported Not reported
Calvin University MI Not reported 0
Lindenwood University MO Not reported 0
Nebraska Wesleyan University NE Not reported 0
CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY Not reported 0
Siena College NY Not reported 0
University of Mount Union OH Not reported Not reported
Elizabethtown College PA Not reported Not reported
Robert Morris University PA Not reported Not reported
Swarthmore College PA Not reported 0
Providence College RI Not reported 0
Nelson University TX Not reported Not reported
Texas Tech University TX Not reported 0
Western Washington University WA Not reported 0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI Not reported Not reported
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce PR Not reported 0
Saint Leo University FL Not reported 0
Paine College GA Not reported Not reported
Eastern Illinois University IL Not reported Not reported
Marian University IN Not reported Not reported

Master (68)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Lasell University MA $115,809 76
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA $70,474 61
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH $70,674 50
University of California-Irvine CA $83,175 49
University of South Florida FL Not reported 45
Regis University CO $63,202 32
University of Maryland-College Park MD Not reported 25
East Texas A&M University TX Not reported 24
St. John's University-New York NY $83,065 18
San Diego State University CA $67,163 16
Stockton University NJ $57,437 16
Loyola University New Orleans LA Not reported 16
Indiana State University IN $59,321 14
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus PA $58,603 14
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ Not reported 14
Alliant International University-San Diego CA Not reported 14
Thomas College ME Not reported 14
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO Not reported 14
University of West Georgia GA Not reported 14
Missouri State University-Springfield MO $65,307 13
University of Missouri-St Louis MO Not reported 13
Georgia Southern University GA Not reported 13
The University of Alabama AL Not reported 12
Lindenwood University MO $65,342 11
Northern Arizona University AZ Not reported 10
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Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Texas A&M University-Kingsville TX Not reported 10
The University of Texas at Dallas TX Not reported 10
The University of Tampa FL Not reported 10
Niagara University NY Not reported 9
University of Pennsylvania PA Not reported 9
West Liberty University WV Not reported 9
University of Miami FL Not reported 9
Tiffin University OH $69,203 8
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI Not reported 8
Cedar Crest College PA Not reported 8
California State University-Fresno CA Not reported 7
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH Not reported 7
San Jose State University CA Not reported 7
Saint Vincent College PA $61,908 6
University of Houston-Clear Lake TX Not reported 6
Washington State University WA Not reported 6
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL Not reported 6
Eastern Michigan University MI Not reported 5
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR Not reported 5
University of Maryland Eastern Shore MD Not reported 4
Delaware State University DE Not reported 4
University of the Southwest NM Not reported 3
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA Not reported 3
Western Oregon University OR Not reported 2
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce PR Not reported 2
George Washington University DC Not reported 2
University at Buffalo NY Not reported 1
Virginia Union University VA Not reported 1
University of Delaware DE Not reported 1
University of Florida FL Not reported 1
University at Albany NY $71,183 Not reported
Western Kentucky University KY Not reported 0
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN Not reported 0
Mississippi State University MS Not reported Not reported
Saint Louis University MO Not reported Not reported
University of Nevada-Reno NV Not reported Not reported
Chapman University CA Not reported Not reported
Oklahoma City University OK Not reported 0
Coker University SC Not reported 0
University of St Thomas TX Not reported 0
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo PR Not reported Not reported
Saint Leo University FL Not reported Not reported
Adler University IL Not reported 0

Doctoral (19)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
University of California-Irvine CA Not reported 8
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA Not reported 7
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ Not reported 6
University of Missouri-St Louis MO Not reported 5
The University of Texas at Dallas TX Not reported 4
Washington State University WA Not reported 4
University of Florida FL Not reported 4
University of South Florida FL Not reported 4
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus PA Not reported 3
Old Dominion University VA Not reported 3
University of Delaware DE Not reported 3
University of Pennsylvania PA Not reported 2
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL Not reported 2
University of Maryland-College Park MD Not reported 1
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC Not reported 1
University of Iowa IA Not reported 0
Grambling State University LA Not reported 0
Mississippi State University MS Not reported Not reported
University at Albany NY Not reported Not reported

Associate (17)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Central New Mexico Community College NM $46,346 65
Purdue University Global IN $44,516 40
Utah State University UT Not reported 40
Paris Junior College TX Not reported 30
Wharton County Junior College TX Not reported 11
Central Maine Community College ME Not reported 6
Missouri State University-West Plains MO Not reported 4
Westmoreland County Community College PA Not reported 3
Upper Iowa University IA Not reported 1
LeTourneau University TX Not reported 1
Arkansas Northeastern College AR Not reported 0
North Arkansas College AR Not reported Not reported
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred NY Not reported Not reported
Central Oregon Community College OR Not reported Not reported
Eastern University PA Not reported Not reported
Elizabethtown College PA Not reported Not reported
University of Hartford CT Not reported Not reported

Graduate Certificate (11)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC Not reported 7
Pennsylvania Western University PA Not reported 4
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH Not reported 2
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA $73,972 1
Lasell University MA Not reported 1
Western Oregon University OR Not reported 1
Alliant International University-San Diego CA Not reported 0
Tiffin University OH Not reported 0
University of Utah UT Not reported Not reported
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI Not reported 0
Concordia University-Chicago IL Not reported Not reported

Undergraduate Certificate (10)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI Not reported 208
University of Utah UT Not reported 55
Missouri State University-Springfield MO Not reported 7
Concordia University-Chicago IL Not reported 2
Missouri State University-West Plains MO Not reported 0
Western Oregon University OR Not reported 0
Lee University TN Not reported 0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI Not reported 0
Regis University CO Not reported Not reported
Stetson University FL Not reported 0