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2023 Best Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Criminology Doctor's Degree School for You

Criminology is the #142 most popular major in the country with 936 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Criminology

#1

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Our analysis found Old Dominion University to be the best school for criminology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for criminology students working on their doctor’s degree. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the best criminology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 2
Florida 63
Georgia 22
North Carolina 1
Kentucky 7
Louisiana 20
Alabama 9
South Carolina 10
Mississippi 0
West Virginia 3

One of 12 majors within the area of study, criminology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Criminology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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