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2023 Best Criminology Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

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Finding the Best Criminology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 54 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminology students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #80 most popular major in the state.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Criminology Master's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best for criminology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Missouri Schools for a Master's in Criminology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - St Louis the best school in Missouri for criminology students working on their master’s degree. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

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Best Criminology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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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 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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