by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 27 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for criminology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,512 bachelor's degrees in criminology to qualified students.
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Your choice of criminology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminology students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminology.
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in criminology needs to check out University of Florida. UF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Gainesville.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the criminology program earn around $35,096 for their early career.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in criminology. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the criminology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $37,108.
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It's difficult to beat The University of Alabama if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminology. Located in the medium-sized city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminology from The University of Alabama
It's hard to beat Old Dominion University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminology. Old Dominion is a fairly large public university located in the city of Norfolk.
Bachelor's recipients from the criminology major at Old Dominion University get $2,009 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Located in the large suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.
After graduating, criminology bachelor's recipients typically make an average of $29,670 in their early careers.
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Located in the medium-sized suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population.
Those criminology students who get their bachelor's degree from Clemson University earn $2,811 more than the typical criminology grad.
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Located in the large city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the criminology program earn an average of $34,137 in the first couple years of working.
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UNCW is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the criminology program report average early career earnings of $34,443.
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GaSou is a very large public university located in the distant town of Statesboro.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the criminology program make around $35,588 in their early career salary.
More information about a bachelor’s in criminology from Georgia Southern University
Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population.
After graduating, criminology bachelor's recipients typically earn about $35,076 in their early careers.
More information about a bachelor’s in criminology from North Carolina State UniversityExplore the best criminology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 225 | 870 |
| Georgia | 224 | 299 |
| Tennessee | 220 | 13 |
| North Carolina | 213 | 208 |
| Virginia | 213 | 300 |
| South Carolina | 195 | 117 |
| Kentucky | 187 | 74 |
| Alabama | 184 | 262 |
| Louisiana | 171 | 36 |
| Mississippi | 169 | 70 |
| Arkansas | 167 | 109 |
| West Virginia | 147 | 148 |
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminology | 2,512 |
