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2023 Most Popular Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Criminology Doctor's Degree School for You

Criminology is the #142 most popular major in the country with 936 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Check out the criminology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the most popular school in the Southeast Region for criminology students working on their doctor’s degree. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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

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#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for criminology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Criminology at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

About 50% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mississippi State University is a great place for criminology students working on their doctor’s degree. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

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#5

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grambling State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. GSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Grambling.

Read full report on Criminology at Grambling State University

Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the best criminology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 2
Florida 63
Georgia 22
North Carolina 1
Kentucky 7
Louisiana 20
Alabama 9
South Carolina 10
Mississippi 0
West Virginia 3

One of 12 majors within the area of study, criminology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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