2023 Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Criminology School for You
Criminology is the #142 most popular major in the country with 936 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Southeast Region
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Top 10 Most Popular Criminology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of South Florida - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for criminology students. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University New Orleans landed the # 2 spot on the list. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tampa landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.
The excellent programs at Georgia Southern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the Southeast Region . GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.
The University of Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminology students. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
Coker University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Hartsville, Coker is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #8, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminology students. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.
University of Florida landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular criminology programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Best Criminology Colleges by State
Explore the best criminology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 2 |
| Florida | 63 |
| Georgia | 22 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Kentucky | 7 |
| Louisiana | 20 |
| Alabama | 9 |
| South Carolina | 10 |
| Mississippi | 0 |
| West Virginia | 3 |
Criminology Related Majors
One of 12 majors within the area of study, criminology has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 16 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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