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.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of criminology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 312 degrees in criminology annually.
The criminology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for criminology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminology Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
Old Dominion University is a good option for students interested in a degree in criminology. Old Dominion is a very large public university located in the city of Norfolk. A Best Colleges rank of #495 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Old Dominion is a great university overall.
There were about 217 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the criminology program report average early career wages of $37,255.
It's hard to beat Randolph - Macon College if you wish to pursue a degree in criminology. Randolph - Macon is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Ashland. This college ranks 29th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 12 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Randolph - Macon in the most recent data year.
Virginia Union University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in criminology. VUU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Richmond. This university ranks 56th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 23 criminology students who graduated with this degree at VUU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, criminology degree recipients generally make around $30,291 in their early careers.
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).
The criminology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for criminology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
