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2023 Best Value Criminology Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$24,429 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,641 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Criminology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminology

$43,529 Average Tuition & Fees

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

UC Irvine undergraduate students pay an average of $43,529 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #2 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 large city of San Jose.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jose State are $19,732 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, San Jose State also is in the top 20% of our Best Criminology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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$18,533 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fresno State are $18,533 a year.

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$24,827 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNR are $24,827 per year.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$20,016 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at San Diego State University 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 city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,016 in tuition and fees each year.

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$27,733 Average Tuition & Fees

Washington State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wazzu are $27,733 a year.

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$16,631 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alliant are $16,631 per year.

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Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the best criminology colleges 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.

  • 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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