2025 Best Criminology Schools in Maryland

Criminology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #80 most popular degree program in the country. 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 2025 Best Criminology Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 494 degrees in criminology to qualified students.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Criminology Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Criminology in Maryland

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the criminology degree levels they offer.

Top Maryland Schools in Criminology

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

443 Criminology Degrees Awarded

21.9% Growth in Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in criminology. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.

Degree recipients from the criminology major at University of Maryland - College Park earn $4,660 more than the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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2

Mount St Mary's University
Emmitsburg, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Criminology Degrees Awarded

35.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Mount St Mary's University if you wish to pursue a degree in criminology. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Emmitsburg.

Those criminology students who get their degree from Mount St Mary's University make $4,192 more than the typical criminology graduate.

More information about a degree in criminology from Mount St Mary’s University

Best Criminology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	334	678
New York	333	578
New Jersey	273	222
District of Columbia	188	12
Delaware	175	190

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminology

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Criminology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminology	494

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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).

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