2025 Best Criminology Schools in South Carolina

A degree in criminology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #80 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminology Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 126 degrees in criminology annually.

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Best Schools for Criminology in South Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of criminology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top South Carolina Schools in Criminology

1

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

70 Criminology Degrees Awarded

12.9% Growth in Graduates

Clemson University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in criminology. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Clemson.

Students who graduate with their degree from the criminology program report average early career income of $38,057.

More information about a degree in criminology from Clemson University

2

Lander University
Greenwood, SC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat Lander University if you want to pursue a degree in criminology. Lander University is a small public university located in the town of Greenwood.More information about a degree in criminology from Lander University

Best Criminology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Criminology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	321
Florida	282	933
North Carolina	279	208
Virginia	274	302
Tennessee	269	13
Kentucky	244	81
Louisiana	242	56
Mississippi	234	70
Arkansas	234	110
Alabama	233	271
West Virginia	207	151

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminology

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Criminology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminology	126

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.