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Criminology at Western Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying criminology, you may want to check out the program at Western Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

WKU Criminology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminology

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WKU does offer online courses in criminology for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

WKU Criminology Rankings

Criminology Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Criminology Master’s Program

86% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in criminology from WKU. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

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Of the students who received a criminology master's degree from WKU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Managers 3,260 $92,630

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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