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Criminology at University of California - Irvine

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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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received their master's degree in criminology.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Criminology
  • Doctorate 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

83% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students graduated with a master's degree in criminology from UC Irvine. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

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In the criminology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 30% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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