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2023 Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Southwest Region

8 Colleges
$31,435 Avg Salary
$22,013 Avg Student Debt

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.

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.

The Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southwest 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminology majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - Commerce the most popular school in the Southwest Region for criminology students. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Commerce.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma City University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Houston - Clear Lake helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for criminology students. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

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Northern Arizona University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminology students. It came in at #7 on the list. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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University of the Southwest ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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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