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2023 Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges
$32,343 Avg Salary
$24,621 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, criminology was ranked #142 in the country. In fact 936 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States 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 Missouri State University - Springfield the most popular school in the Plains States Region for criminology students. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the Plains States Region . UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for criminology students. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the best criminology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 54
Minnesota 0

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

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 6 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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