Criminology

Ranked in 2009 | Criminology Rankings Methodology

Criminology programs combine principles of sociology, law, and psychology to prepare students to deal with criminals, understand the justice system, and work to prevent crime. These are the top graduate schools for criminology.

Rank School name Score
#19 University of Illinois–​Chicago

Chicago, IL

2.7
#1 University of Maryland–​College Park

College Park, MD

4.7
#4 University of Missouri–​St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

3.8
#17 University of Nebraska–​Omaha

Omaha, NE

2.8
Rank Not Published University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

N/A
#12 University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

3.1
#25 University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

2.4
#22 University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

2.5
Rank Not Published University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

N/A
#27 University of Texas–​Dallas

Richardson, TX

2.1
#19 Washington State University

Pullman, WA

2.7

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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings by Bob Morse
Updates to 2 Schools' 2013 Best Colleges Ranks

University of Mary Hardin–Baylor and York College of Pennsylvania are now in the ‘Unranked’ category.

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