2025 Best Criminalistics and Criminal Science Schools
12
Colleges in the United States
587
Criminalistics and Criminal Science Degrees Awarded
Criminalistics and Criminal Science is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #620 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Criminalistics and Criminal Science Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 587 degrees in criminalistics and criminal science to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Criminalistics and Criminal Science School
Your choice of criminalistics and criminal science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Criminalistics and Criminal Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Criminalistics and Criminal Science Rankings by Degree Level
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Best Schools for Criminalistics and Criminal Science in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the criminalistics and criminal science degree levels they offer.
10 Top Schools in Criminalistics and Criminal Science
George Washington University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in criminalistics and criminal science. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 criminalistics and criminal science students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
77
Criminalistics and Criminal Science Degrees Awarded
Florida Gulf Coast University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in criminalistics and criminal science. FGCU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fort Myers. A Best Colleges rank of #942 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FGCU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 77 criminalistics and criminal science students who graduated with this degree at FGCU in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
It is difficult to beat Tiffin University if you wish to pursue a degree in criminalistics and criminal science. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Tiffin. This university ranks 36th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 18 criminalistics and criminal science students who graduated with this degree at Tiffin University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WA
42
Criminalistics and Criminal Science Degrees Awarded
It is difficult to beat Seattle University if you wish to pursue a degree in criminalistics and criminal science. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #155 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Seattle U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 42 criminalistics and criminal science students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MD
Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Owings Mills. A Best Colleges rank of #792 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Stevenson is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 criminalistics and criminal science students who graduated with this degree at Stevenson in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In FL
40
Criminalistics and Criminal Science Degrees Awarded
FIU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Miami. A Best Colleges rank of #262 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 40 criminalistics and criminal science students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in criminalistics and criminal science from Florida International University
Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #626 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Gannon is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 criminalistics and criminal science students who graduated with this degree at Gannon in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AL
46
Criminalistics and Criminal Science Degrees Awarded
Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 25th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 46 criminalistics and criminal science students who graduated with this degree at Jacksonville State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In KS
Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 19 criminalistics and criminal science students who graduated with this degree at Washburn University in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In PR
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Mercedita. This university ranks 17th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Puerto Rico.
There were approximately 19 criminalistics and criminal science students who graduated with this degree at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce in the most recent data year.
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