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2023 Most Popular Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Criminology Doctor's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of California - Irvine to be the most popular school for criminology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 9 students majoring in criminology at UC Irvine, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in criminology at UT Dallas, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Of the 5 students majoring in criminology at ASU - Tempe, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminology schools in the United States. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great place for criminology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the criminology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminology schools in the United States. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 4 students majoring in criminology at UF, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

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

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University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 67% of the criminology majors at the school.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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Criminology by Region

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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 16 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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