Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Criminology Schools in California

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Criminology Schools in California

5 Colleges
$37,821 Avg Salary
$20,932 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminology School for You

In 2020-2021, 81 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #142 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Criminology Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in California for criminology students. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Criminology at University of California - Irvine Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read More…

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for criminology students. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Full Criminology at San Diego State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Read More…

The excellent programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Criminology at Alliant International University Report

Best Criminology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 7
Nevada 6

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.