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Best Value Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Best Value Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$28,324 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Criminology Doctor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for criminology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Criminology

Our analysis found University of California - Irvine to be the best value school for criminology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 a year.

Full Criminology at University of California - Irvine Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 per year.

Full Criminology at Washington State University Report

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 2 schools only.

  • 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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