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2023 Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Criminology Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - Commerce the most popular school in the Southwest Region for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

Of the 20 students majoring in criminology at Texas A&M Commerce, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#2

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in criminology at OCU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in criminology at UH Clear Lake, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great place for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

About 33% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

Women make up 89% of the criminology majors at the school.

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

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

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Northern Arizona University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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University of the Southwest landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminology programs. USW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hobbs.

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Best Criminology Colleges by State

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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 8 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).

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