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2023 Most Popular Online Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools

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$43,357 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Online Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online criminology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for criminology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

About 65% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#2

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Saint Joseph’s University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the United States. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Alliant International University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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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 5 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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