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Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Criminology Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, criminology was ranked #142 in the country. In fact 936 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for criminology students working on their master’s degree. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 41 students majoring in criminology at UC Irvine, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Read full report on Criminology at University of California - Irvine

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for criminology students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Of the 12 students majoring in criminology at San Jose State, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the criminology majors at the school.

Full Criminology at San Diego State University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Fresno helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the criminology majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminology at California State University - Fresno

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Alliant International University is a great place for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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

Read full report on Criminology at Alliant International University

With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Criminology at University of Nevada - Reno Report

Washington State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Full Criminology at Washington State University Report

Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the best criminology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 81
Washington 7
Nevada 6

Criminology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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