2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,182 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,583 and had an average of $24,397 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 843 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,200 and $24,586 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$30,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminology at UMSL

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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