2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminology in Georgia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in criminology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #123 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminology in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 master's degrees in criminology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminology.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminology in Georgia

Below you'll see a list of 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 West Georgia
Carrollton, GA

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of West Georgia is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in criminology. University of West Georgia is a large public university located in the fringe town of Carrollton. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminology in Georgia. More information about a master’s in criminology from University of West Georgia

2

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Georgia Southern University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in criminology. GaSou is a fairly large public university located in the town of Statesboro. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminology in Georgia. More information about a master’s in criminology from Georgia Southern University

Best Criminology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	24
Alabama	147	0
South Carolina	141	3
Kentucky	140	1
Louisiana	140	4
West Virginia	108	6

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Criminology Related Rankings by Major

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	90
Political Science & Government	43
International Relations & National Security	39
Other Social Sciences	38
Urban Studies	33
Sociology	23
Geography & Cartography	20
Anthropology	17
General Social Sciences	14

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.