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2023 Best Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Criminology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 936 people earned a degree or certificate in criminology, making the major the #142 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Criminology

#1

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s University the best school in the United States for criminology students working on their graduate certificate. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for criminology students working on their graduate certificate. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for criminology students working on their graduate certificate. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminology students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

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Criminology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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