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Criminology Degree

111 schools compared · Average earnings $36,749/yr

Schools Offering

111

Avg Grad Earnings

$36,749/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

43/100

AI Automation Risk

High

55% task exposure

Best Schools for Criminology

Top 111 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	69 65–69	$49,004/yr	High	11.1x
2	University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI	69 64–69	$45,113/yr	High	12.1x
3	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	68 63–71	$47,726/yr	High	13.6x
4	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	67 61–68	$43,914/yr	High	13.1x
5	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	67 61–70	$35,096/yr	High	38.4x
6	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	66 59–70	$43,698/yr	High	14.1x
7	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	66 60–68	$40,228/yr	High	15.2x
8	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	66 60–68	$40,060/yr	High	15.4x
9	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	66 60–69	$37,108/yr	High	19.2x
10	University at Albany Albany, NY	65 59–69	$42,257/yr	High	14.0x
11	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	65 58–68	$39,804/yr	High	15.3x
12	SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	65 58–68	$38,764/yr	High	15.6x
13	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	65 58–69	$35,096/yr	High	22.9x
14	Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Mansfield, OH	64 58–67	$39,396/yr	High	14.6x
15	Wright State University-Lake Campus Celina, OH	64 58–66	$37,476/yr	High	14.9x
16	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	64 59–65	$35,588/yr	High	14.1x
17	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA	63 56–67	$42,698/yr	High	11.8x
18	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	63 56–66	$41,431/yr	High	12.0x
19	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	63 56–66	$35,673/yr	High	16.6x
20	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	63 57–66	$33,839/yr	High	19.1x
21	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	62 57–64	$39,769/yr	High	11.7x
22	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	62 57–62	$36,732/yr	High	12.2x
23	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	62 53–67	$35,076/yr	High	17.0x
24	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	62 55–66	$34,694/yr	High	16.6x
25	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	62 54–66	$33,798/yr	High	17.9x
26	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	61 54–65	$42,562/yr	High	10.3x
27	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	61 55–64	$40,713/yr	High	10.9x
28	State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	61 53–66	$34,768/yr	High	16.8x
29	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	61 55–64	$34,443/yr	High	15.7x
30	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	60 54–62	$36,185/yr	High	12.3x
31	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	59 53–62	$39,396/yr	High	10.2x
32	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	59 55–60	$38,453/yr	High	8.5x
33	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	59 53–62	$37,911/yr	High	11.0x
34	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	58 52–61	$41,780/yr	High	8.3x
35	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	58 52–60	$40,603/yr	High	8.1x
36	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	58 54–59	$38,520/yr	High	7.8x
37	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	58 52–59	$37,476/yr	High	9.6x
38	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	58 52–60	$31,224/yr	High	14.1x
39	Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA	57 52–59	$43,170/yr	High	5.2x
40	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT	57 53–58	$39,705/yr	High	6.5x
41	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	57 52–58	$39,349/yr	High	7.8x
42	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	57 50–60	$37,645/yr	High	9.5x
43	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	57 51–59	$37,255/yr	High	9.6x
44	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	57 51–60	$37,214/yr	High	9.6x
45	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	57 52–59	$36,276/yr	High	10.2x
46	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	56 51–58	$38,207/yr	High	8.3x
47	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	56 51–59	$38,087/yr	High	8.6x
48	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	56 49–61	$37,535/yr	High	9.8x
49	Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH	55 48–58	$46,814/yr	High	3.0x
50	Lakeland University Plymouth, WI	55 50–57	$45,276/yr	High	3.0x
51	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	55 49–58	$39,814/yr	High	6.8x
52	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	55 49–58	$33,191/yr	High	10.7x
53	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	55 48–60	$29,123/yr	High	14.3x
54	Assumption University Worcester, MA	54 49–55	$48,600/yr	High	1.5x
55	Barry University Miami, FL	54 49–55	$44,015/yr	High	2.7x
56	Lasell University Newton, MA	54 48–57	$40,527/yr	High	5.0x
57	Clemson University Clemson, SC	54 49–56	$38,057/yr	High	5.1x
58	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	54 48–57	$36,891/yr	High	7.9x
59	University of Delaware Newark, DE	54 47–59	$35,968/yr	High	9.1x
60	University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, KS	53 48–54	$42,633/yr	High	2.1x
61	Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC	53 48–54	$40,834/yr	High	2.7x
62	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	53 46–58	$34,522/yr	High	9.5x
63	Delaware State University Dover, DE	53 46–59	$30,710/yr	High	12.2x
64	Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD	52 46–57	$43,230/yr	High	3.1x
65	Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL	52 46–53	$41,724/yr	High	1.9x
66	William Peace University Raleigh, NC	52 47–53	$41,509/yr	High	2.1x
67	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	52 46–56	$34,596/yr	High	8.1x
68	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	52 45–56	$32,393/yr	High	9.4x
69	Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX	52 46–56	$30,490/yr	High	10.6x
70	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	51 45–56	$43,283/yr	High	2.6x
71	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	51 46–52	$32,370/yr	High	6.1x
72	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	50 44–54	$41,780/yr	High	2.3x
73	Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	49 44–51	$41,204/yr	High	1.1x
74	Stonehill College Easton, MA	49 43–52	$40,928/yr	High	1.9x
75	Lycoming College Williamsport, PA	49 44–51	$40,646/yr	High	1.7x
76	Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL	49 43–51	$39,713/yr	High	2.0x
77	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ	49 43–53	$37,619/yr	High	3.1x
78	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ	49 43–53	$37,619/yr	High	3.1x
79	University of Denver Denver, CO	48 43–50	$40,667/yr	High	0.7x
80	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	48 42–52	$38,828/yr	High	2.4x
81	Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA	48 42–50	$37,563/yr	High	2.3x
82	Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC	48 42–51	$32,751/yr	High	4.6x
83	Virginia Union University Richmond, VA	48 41–52	$30,291/yr	High	7.1x
84	National Louis University Chicago, IL	48 43–50	$30,170/yr	High	5.1x
85	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	47 42–50	$40,229/yr	High	0.7x
86	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	47 41–51	$38,028/yr	High	2.0x
87	Niagara University Niagara University, NY	47 42–48	$36,781/yr	High	1.4x
88	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	47 42–49	$31,729/yr	High	3.8x
89	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL	46 40–49	$34,137/yr	High	2.8x
90	Cabrini University Radnor, PA	46 39–51	$33,632/yr	High	3.3x
91	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR	46 40–48	$19,300/yr	High	8.4x
92	Emmanuel College Boston, MA	45 40–48	$36,824/yr	High	1.0x
93	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	45 39–49	$35,650/yr	High	2.0x
94	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	45 39–48	$35,578/yr	High	1.8x
95	Eastern University Saint Davids, PA	45 40–47	$34,876/yr	High	1.3x
96	St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX	45 39–47	$33,978/yr	High	2.0x
97	St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY	45 38–51	$33,623/yr	High	3.3x
98	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR	45 39–48	$16,199/yr	High	8.5x
99	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR	45 39–48	$16,199/yr	High	8.3x
100	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR	45 39–48	$16,199/yr	High	8.5x
101	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	44 38–49	$35,249/yr	High	2.0x
102	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	44 38–48	$34,292/yr	High	2.3x
103	Capital University Columbus, OH	44 37–48	$32,984/yr	High	2.6x
104	Arcadia University Glenside, PA	43 37–46	$33,823/yr	High	1.7x
105	Dominican University River Forest, IL	43 36–46	$31,758/yr	High	2.4x
106	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	42 35–46	$30,653/yr	High	2.3x
107	Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL	42 37–45	$29,240/yr	High	2.6x
108	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	41 36–43	$31,963/yr	High	0.6x
109	Saint Edward's University Austin, TX	41 35–43	$31,839/yr	High	0.5x
110	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	40 33–45	$29,670/yr	High	1.8x
111	Coker University Hartsville, SC	39 33–43	$25,862/yr	High	2.5x

Highest Earning Criminology Programs

Schools where Criminology graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
University of Wisconsin-Stout	$49,004/yr	69	High
Assumption University	$48,600/yr	54	High
University of Southern Maine	$47,726/yr	68	High
Saint Anselm College	$46,814/yr	55	High
Lakeland University	$45,276/yr	55	High
University of Wisconsin-River Falls	$45,113/yr	69	High
Barry University	$44,015/yr	54	High
University of Northern Iowa	$43,914/yr	67	High
University of Maryland-College Park	$43,698/yr	66	High
Saint Joseph's University	$43,283/yr	51	High

Best ROI for Criminology

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Criminology.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
University of Florida-Online	38.4x	$35,096/yr	67
University of Florida	22.9x	$35,096/yr	65
University of South Florida	19.2x	$37,108/yr	66
University of West Georgia	19.1x	$33,839/yr	63
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	17.9x	$33,798/yr	62
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	17.0x	$35,076/yr	62
State University of New York at Cortland	16.8x	$34,768/yr	61
California State University-San Marcos	16.6x	$34,694/yr	62
University of Houston-Clear Lake	16.6x	$35,673/yr	63
University of North Carolina Wilmington	15.7x	$34,443/yr	61

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Criminology graduates earn?

Across 111 schools, Criminology graduates earn an average of $36,749 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $16,199 to $49,004 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Criminology?

Criminology is rated "High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 55% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Criminology program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), University of Wisconsin-Stout ranks #1 for Criminology with a score of 69/100 and graduate earnings of $49,004/yr.

Is a Criminology degree worth it?

On average, Criminology graduates earn 8.0x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

About This Data

This page aggregates Criminology programs across 111 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.