Criminology at University of California - Irvine

Every criminology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminology program at University of California - Irvine stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminology section at the bottom of this page.

UC Irvine Criminology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology
• Master’s Degree in Criminology

UC Irvine Criminology Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminology Student Demographics at UC Irvine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminology majors at University of California - Irvine.

UC Irvine Criminology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of criminology master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in criminology each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the criminology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Irvine with a master's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Criminology

Criminology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Irvine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	50

Careers That Criminology Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By TFNorman under License

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