Criminology
221 colleges offer Criminology in the College Scorecard data. Graduates leave with an average federal debt of $33,657, from $15,575 at the lowest program to $65,560 at the highest. One year after graduating they earn $32,649 on average, from $14,409 at the lowest program to $46,624 at the highest.
Is a Criminology degree worth it?
Across 106 bachelor's programs that report earnings, the median pays its graduates $33,337 a year after graduation, and the middle half pay between $30,436 and $35,703. The median for all majors is $37,050. At the median program, graduates who borrowed owe $23,152. Debt is 0.69x first-year earnings, which ranks 56th of 147 majors, where 1st carries the least debt for the pay.
These are earnings one year after graduating, for students who received federal aid. Majors that lead to graduate school, or to careers that start slowly, look worse here than they will ten years on.
Details
- Number of Offering Colleges: 221
- Average Debt on Graduation: $33,657
- Expected Earnings 1 Year After: $32,649
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Median federal loan debt at graduation — the middle value, less affected by extreme outliers
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Median earnings 1 year after graduation for this major
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| Nottingham Trent University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Western International University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Simon Fraser University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Saint Mary's University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Bristol | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Toronto | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Central Lancashire | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| West Virginia University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Davis & Elkins College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Randolph-Macon College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mary Baldwin University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Saint Michael's College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Utah | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Nelson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of St Thomas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Saint Edward's University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| McMurry University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| LeTourneau University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| East Texas A&M University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Concordia University Texas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Maryville College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Clemson University | Bachelor's Degree | $58,542 | No data | No data |
| University of Rhode Island | Bachelor's Degree | $33,793 | No data | No data |
| Wilkes University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Villanova University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Pennsylvania | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Geneva College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Elizabethtown College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Drexel University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Chatham University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Carlow University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Cedar Crest College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Arcadia University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Warner Pacific University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pacific University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Wittenberg University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Otterbein University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Heidelberg University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hiram College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Salem College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Meredith College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Wells College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University at Buffalo | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| St Bonaventure University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mount Saint Mary College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Webster University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Hastings College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Drury University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Cottey College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Avila University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of St Thomas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Crown College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Western New England University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Suffolk University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Emmanuel College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Loyola University New Orleans | Bachelor's Degree | $32,167 | No data | No data |
| University of Saint Mary | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| McPherson College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Central Christian College of Kansas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Benedictine College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Bethany College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Baker University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| William Penn University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Briar Cliff University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Tabor College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Huntington University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Butler University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| DePaul University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Concordia University-Chicago | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Paine College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mercer University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Georgia Southern University | Bachelor's Degree | $24,018 | $22,238 | No data |
| Saint Leo University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| The Catholic University of America | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Regis University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Fort Lewis College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Adams State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Fresno Pacific University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Holy Names University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California Lutheran University | Bachelor's Degree | $36,587 | No data | No data |
| Azusa Pacific University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Auburn University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| The University of Alabama | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $14,409 |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $14,409 |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $14,409 |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $19,929 |
| Coker University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $23,770 |
| Mississippi State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $23,152 | $25,300 |
| Lebanon Valley College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,491 |
| Hofstra University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $46,690 | $26,374 |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,457 |
| St. Mary's University | Bachelor's Degree | $23,955 | No data | $26,519 |
| University of Lynchburg | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,676 |
| Western Kentucky University | Bachelor's Degree | $26,965 | $25,000 | $27,074 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Bachelor's Degree | $30,380 | $21,903 | $27,209 |
| University of Central Arkansas | Bachelor's Degree | $31,026 | No data | $27,665 |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,755 |
| Arkansas State University | Bachelor's Degree | $19,195 | No data | $28,247 |
| University of California-Irvine | Bachelor's Degree | $32,273 | $18,574 | $29,048 |
| University of Miami | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,138 |
| Virginia Union University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $32,000 | $29,216 |
| Valparaiso University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,415 |
| Barry University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,761 |
| William Peace University | Bachelor's Degree | $46,371 | $42,696 | $29,782 |
| University of Florida-Online | Bachelor's Degree | $29,987 | $19,821 | $29,868 |
| University of Florida | Bachelor's Degree | $29,987 | $19,821 | $29,868 |
| Stockton University | Bachelor's Degree | $32,713 | $22,779 | $30,273 |
| St. John Fisher University | Bachelor's Degree | $58,239 | $58,203 | $30,359 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $30,436 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $30,436 |
| California State University-Fresno | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $30,453 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $30,569 |
| Wright State University-Lake Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $21,488 | $13,549 | $31,290 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $21,488 | $13,549 | $31,290 |
| University of South Florida | Bachelor's Degree | $28,363 | $24,977 | $31,310 |
| California State University-San Marcos | Bachelor's Degree | $18,046 | No data | $31,316 |
| Flagler College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,341 |
| The University of Tampa | Bachelor's Degree | $61,752 | $48,500 | $31,473 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Bachelor's Degree | $26,356 | $20,189 | $31,490 |
| Saint Vincent College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $49,744 | $31,548 |
| State University of New York at Cortland | Bachelor's Degree | $31,184 | $27,677 | $31,567 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $33,455 | $24,022 | $31,613 |
| Eastern Washington University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,680 |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,823 |
| University of West Georgia | Bachelor's Degree | $22,469 | $15,548 | $31,891 |
| Missouri State University-Springfield | Bachelor's Degree | $16,609 | $13,501 | $31,997 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Bachelor's Degree | $23,755 | $15,091 | $32,040 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,119 |
| Northern Arizona University | Bachelor's Degree | $38,077 | $30,516 | $32,280 |
| Dominican University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,365 |
| Delaware State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $43,391 | $32,693 |
| Capital University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,046 |
| National Louis University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,099 |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,207 |
| Ohio Dominican University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,292 |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,382 |
| University at Albany | Bachelor's Degree | $31,020 | $26,831 | $33,534 |
| Howard Payne University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,568 |
| University of Delaware | Bachelor's Degree | $65,560 | $39,860 | $33,603 |
| Southern Wesleyan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,661 |
| Indiana State University | Bachelor's Degree | $17,719 | $7,923 | $33,773 |
| University of La Verne | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $48,123 | $33,774 |
| Alderson Broaddus University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,802 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $30,061 | $20,794 | $33,830 |
| Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $30,061 | $20,794 | $33,830 |
| Assumption University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,843 |
| Old Dominion University | Bachelor's Degree | $33,625 | $18,291 | $33,849 |
| Lakeland University | Bachelor's Degree | $41,110 | No data | $34,160 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,305 |
| Gonzaga University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,393 |
| University of Nevada-Reno | Bachelor's Degree | $53,501 | $54,229 | $34,411 |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | Bachelor's Degree | $17,017 | No data | $34,470 |
| Cleveland State University | Bachelor's Degree | $20,737 | $13,642 | $34,543 |
| Johnson C Smith University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,747 |
| University of Denver | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,754 |
| University of Northern Iowa | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $15,261 | $34,892 |
| Le Moyne College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,055 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $19,701 | $35,159 |
| Albright College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,465 |
| Mount St. Joseph University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,483 |
| Marquette University | Bachelor's Degree | $57,454 | $54,645 | $35,632 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Bachelor's Degree | $32,020 | $23,788 | $35,727 |
| University of Iowa | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $35,707 | $35,879 |
| Lycoming College | Bachelor's Degree | $47,540 | $54,633 | $35,886 |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | Bachelor's Degree | $24,145 | $21,297 | $36,031 |
| Eastern University | Bachelor's Degree | $43,969 | No data | $36,765 |
| Framingham State University | Bachelor's Degree | $30,269 | $22,100 | $36,904 |
| Cabrini University | Bachelor's Degree | $37,166 | No data | $36,937 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | Bachelor's Degree | $62,336 | $50,459 | $36,992 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $24,383 | No data | $37,123 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $37,213 |
| Hamline University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $28,772 | $37,295 |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $14,084 | $37,669 |
| SUNY Old Westbury | Bachelor's Degree | $15,575 | No data | $37,745 |
| Central Connecticut State University | Bachelor's Degree | $24,022 | $15,399 | $37,810 |
| Niagara University | Bachelor's Degree | $28,864 | No data | $37,852 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $18,300 | $37,919 |
| Mount St. Mary's University | Bachelor's Degree | $51,097 | $45,997 | $38,014 |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $49,114 | $43,579 | $38,438 |
| Upper Iowa University | Bachelor's Degree | $26,214 | No data | $38,511 |
| Lindenwood University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,594 |
| University of Southern Maine | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $38,634 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $39,034 |
| Stonehill College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $40,224 |
| Florida Southern College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $40,324 |
| Saint Anselm College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $41,099 |
| Lasell University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $41,517 |
| University of Massachusetts Global | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $46,624 |
| Ana G. Mendez University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Washington State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Union University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lee University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Lander University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rosemont College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| George Fox University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Calvin University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Buena Vista University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Manchester University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rockford University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Illinois College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Idaho | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Mobile | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |