by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Criminology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Criminology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of Pennsylvania. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in criminology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
You can jump to any section of this page using the links below:
Part-time graduates at UPenn paid an average of $1,855 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,678 | $37,678 |
| Fees | $4,082 | $4,082 |
UPenn does not offer an online option for its criminology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPenn Online Learning page.
About 60.0% of the students who received their Doctorate in criminology in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 59.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the criminology doctor’s degrees at UPenn in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Criminology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminology | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 6 |
| Demography & Population Studies | 5 |
| Economics | 17 |
| Political Science & Government | 10 |
| Sociology | 10 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.