Criminology

A program that focuses on the systematic study of crime as a sociopathological phenomenon, the behavior of criminals, and the social institutions evolved to respond to crime. Includes instruction in the theory of crime, psychological and social bases of criminal behavior, social value systems and the theory of punishment, criminal law and criminal justice systems, penology, rehabilitation and recidivism, studies of specific types of crime, social attitudes and policy, and applications to specific issues in law enforcement administration and policy.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 221 institutions across the United States, with a total of 32099 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

272

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

201

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

9,285

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

778

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

21,490

awards given

Top Schools for Criminology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	1,566
2	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	1,308
3	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	1,164
4	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	1,077
5	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	832
6	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	795
7	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	789
8	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	702
9	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	642
10	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	612
11	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	585
12	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	562
13	Washington State University Pullman, WA	561
14	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	534
15	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	504
16	University of Delaware Newark, DE	459
17	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	438
18	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	438
19	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	426
20	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	426
21	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	406
22	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	402
23	Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX	387
24	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	375
25	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	366
26	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	339
27	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	321
28	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	312
29	Lasell University Newton, MA	303
30	Clemson University Clemson, SC	291
31	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	276
32	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	264
33	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	264
34	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	258
35	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	258
36	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	255
37	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	240
38	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	228
39	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	219
40	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	207
41	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	207
42	National Louis University Chicago, IL	201
43	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	201
44	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	201
45	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	198
46	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM	195
47	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	192
48	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	183
49	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	177
50	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	174
51	Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD	174
52	SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	171
53	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	171
54	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT	168
55	Stonehill College Easton, MA	165
56	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	165
57	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	162
58	Niagara University Niagara University, NY	162
59	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	156
60	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	150
61	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	150
62	Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH	147
63	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	147
64	University of Denver Denver, CO	144
65	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	144
66	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	141
67	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	141
68	Delaware State University Dover, DE	138
69	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	138
70	Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA	135
71	DePaul University Chicago, IL	135
72	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	132
73	Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	123
74	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	123
75	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	120
76	Utah State University Logan, UT	120
77	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	117
78	Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX	117
79	University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA	117
80	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	114
81	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	111
82	Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL	111
83	Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA	105
84	Regis University Denver, CO	105
85	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	105
86	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR	102
87	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ	99
88	University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI	93
89	Paris Junior College Paris, TX	90
90	Cabrini University Radnor, PA	87
91	Lander University Greenwood, SC	84
92	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	84
93	Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA	81
94	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	81
95	Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA	81
96	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	78
97	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	78
98	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	78
99	Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH	78
100	Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA	75