2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminology in the Southeast Region

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in criminology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #149 out of 295 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of criminology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 doctor's degrees in criminology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Other Rankings

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Criminology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The criminology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminology in the Southeast Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for criminology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Criminology Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for criminology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Criminology in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in criminology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SC

#1 Best Quality In SC

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of South Carolina - Columbia if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in criminology. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminology in South Carolina.

There were approximately 5 criminology individuals who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in criminology from University of South Carolina - Columbia

1

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In FL

#2 Best Quality In FL

University of South Florida - Main Campus is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in criminology. USF Tampa is a very large public university located in the large city of Tampa. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminology in Florida.

There were approximately 5 criminology individuals who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in criminology from University of South Florida - Main Campus

3

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VA

#1 Best Quality In VA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Old Dominion University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in criminology. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminology in Virginia.

There were about 3 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in criminology from Old Dominion University

4

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In FL

#1 Best Quality In FL

University of Florida is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in criminology. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminology in Florida.

There were roughly 1 criminology individuals who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in criminology from University of Florida

5

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

#1 Most Popular In MS

Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in criminology from Mississippi State University

 

Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular criminology schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	7
Virginia	126	0
South Carolina	88	3

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to Criminology

One of 12 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Criminology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Criminology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	166
Political Science & Government	101
Sociology	96
Anthropology	90
Geography & Cartography	71
International Relations & National Security	24
Urban Studies	18
Other Social Sciences	5

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.