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2023 Best Criminology Schools in the Far Western US Region

7 Colleges
$36,641 Avg Salary
$21,016 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, criminology was ranked #142 in the country. In fact 936 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Criminology Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Criminology Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for criminology majors pursuing a .

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Criminology

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the best school in the Far Western US Region for criminology students. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Criminology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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The excellent programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the Far Western US Region . San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Fresno helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Criminology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Alliant International University did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminology students. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the best criminology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 81
Washington 7
Nevada 6

Criminology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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