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Most Popular Criminology Schools in Missouri

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2023 Most Popular Criminology Schools in Missouri

5 Colleges
$34,695 Avg Salary
$24,105 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminology 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 Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Missouri 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminology Colleges.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminology Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Full Criminology at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

#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 Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great place for criminology students. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Read full report on Criminology at Saint Louis University

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 0

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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