2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminology in the Far Western US Region

Criminology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #123 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for criminology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 77 master's degrees in criminology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminology School for Your Master's Degree

The criminology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminology in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of criminology students usually has them for a 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

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for criminology.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminology in the Far Western US Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminology Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

32 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminology needs to take a look at University of California - Irvine. UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminology in California.

There were approximately 32 criminology individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

Soon after graduation, criminology master's recipients typically earn about $62,300 in their early careers.

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2

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

San Diego State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in criminology. SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Diego. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminology in California.

There were about 13 criminology students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#4 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminology needs to check out California State University - Fresno. Fresno State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Fresno. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in criminology in California.

There were approximately 11 criminology individuals who graduated with this degree at Fresno State in the most recent data year.

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4

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at San Jose State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in criminology. San Jose State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Jose. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminology in California.

There were roughly 10 criminology students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NV

#1 Best Quality In NV

UNR is a very large public university located in the large city of Reno. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminology in Nevada.

There were about 6 criminology students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year.

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6

Alliant International University
San Diego, CA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Most Popular In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

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

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Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular criminology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	244	83
Nevada	100	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminology

Criminology is one of 12 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Criminology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security	626
Economics	534
Geography & Cartography	207
Anthropology	199
Sociology	186
Political Science & Government	166
Other Social Sciences	88
Urban Studies	34
General Social Sciences	30
Demography & Population Studies	25

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.