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Most Popular Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Most Popular Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Criminology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest 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.

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

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Dallas to be the most popular school for criminology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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

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Out of the 2 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Best Criminology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 55
Arizona 14
Oklahoma 12
New Mexico 2

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

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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