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2023 Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in California

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$46,330 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in California for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Criminology at University of California - Irvine Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminology schools in California. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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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 California. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

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

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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 California list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Alliant International University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small 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 in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminology Colleges 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.

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