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Criminology at University of Nevada - Reno

171 Bachelor's Degrees
4 Master's Degrees
#81 Overall Quality
The Criminology major is part of the program at University of Nevada - Reno.

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. We've also included details on how UNR ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in criminology.

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Criminology Degrees Available at UNR

UNR Criminology Rankings

The bachelor's program at UNR was ranked #81 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminology list. It is also ranked #1 in Nevada.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Criminology Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans 2
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for Criminology 3
Best Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools 3
Best Value Colleges for Criminology (Income Over $110k) 7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income Over $110k) 7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income Over $110k) 7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $75-$110k) 10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $48-$75k) 11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $75-$110k) 12
Best Value Colleges for Criminology (Income $75-$110k) 13
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminology Graduates 13
Best Criminology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 13
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $30-$48k) 13
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (With Aid) 13
Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools 14
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology 14
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) 14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) 15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $30-$48k) 15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (With Aid) 15
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Criminology 15
Best Value Colleges for Criminology (Income $30-$48k) 16
Best Value Colleges for Criminology (Income $48-$75k) 16
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $48-$75k) 16
Best Criminology Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 16
Best Value Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) 17
Best Value Colleges for Criminology (With Aid) 17
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 17
Best Criminology Graduate Degree Schools 18
Best Criminology Colleges for Veterans 20
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminology Graduates 42
Highest Paid Criminology Graduates 45
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology 53
Best Value Colleges for Criminology 66
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 77
Best Criminology Schools 81

Popularity of Criminology at UNR

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Nevada - Reno handed out 171 bachelor's degrees in criminology. This is an increase of 5% over the previous year when 163 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in criminology from UNR. This makes it the #46 most popular school for criminology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminology Graduates from UNR Make?

$34,411 Bachelor's Median Salary

Salary of Criminology Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

Criminology majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UNR go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $34,411 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $33,551 for all criminology bachelor's degree recipients.

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How Much Student Debt Do Criminology Graduates from UNR Have?

$19,500 Bachelor's Median Debt

Student Debt of Criminology Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

While getting their bachelor's degree at UNR, criminology students borrow a median amount of $19,500 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all criminology bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,000.

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The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the criminology program at UNR is $660 per month.

UNR Criminology Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminology majors at University of Nevada - Reno.

UNR Criminology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 171 criminology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNR, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UNR are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 57% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in criminology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 59
White 97
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 8

UNR Criminology Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a Master’s in criminology from UNR in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 100% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Reno with a master's in criminology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 0

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