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2023 Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

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$46,330 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 54 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminology students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #80 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri.

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the most popular school for criminology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Women make up 67% of the criminology majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminology at Missouri State University - Springfield

Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 64% of the criminology majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminology at University of Missouri - St Louis

#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

Of the 9 students majoring in criminology at Lindenwood University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminology schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 71% of the criminology majors at the school.

Full Criminology at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminology schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Criminology at Saint Louis University Report

Best Criminology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

Majors Similar to Criminology

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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