Bachelor's · Social Sciences

Criminology (Bachelor's): earnings by school

136 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$42,196
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$55,924
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$21,218
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 115 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $50,897 and $59,754. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Massachusetts Global CA—$75,745—
University of Miami FL$38,671$70,461$12,125
University of St Thomas MN$45,526$70,419$26,250
Saint Anselm College NH$43,739$69,676$27,000
University of Pennsylvania PA$68,385——
Gonzaga University WA$44,296$68,190$23,053
Assumption University MA$43,247$67,883$27,000
Emmanuel College MA$50,815$67,814$27,000
University of Maryland-College Park MD$45,287$67,258$14,000
Maryville University of Saint Louis MO—$66,612$23,624
University of Nevada-Reno NV$39,753$66,273—
Le Moyne College NY—$65,956$19,500
Stonehill College MA$47,102$64,957$25,000
Pacific University OR—$64,029—
Valparaiso University IN—$63,772$21,841
University of Delaware DE$42,802$63,553$24,891
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI$46,314$63,365$20,500
Regis University CO—$63,255—
Central Connecticut State University CT$44,361$61,950$20,500
Lycoming College PA$45,361$61,144$27,000
University at Albany NY$42,101$61,102$16,750
Niagara University NY$43,484$60,995$24,250
University of Iowa IA$43,676$60,947$20,500
Hamline University MN$42,746$60,757$24,450
The University of Tampa FL$41,607$60,742$19,947
Hofstra University NY$33,989$60,697$23,250
St. John Fisher University NY$38,269$60,481$18,699
Mount St. Mary's University MD$45,939$60,428$25,750
Framingham State University MA$44,115$59,857$25,017
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN$45,207$59,754$19,299
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$42,698$59,549$27,000
University of Southern Maine ME$43,218$59,270$19,982
Oklahoma Wesleyan University OK—$59,143—
Marquette University WI$44,221$59,083$19,500
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$45,280$59,022$19,500
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus OH$44,457$58,865$19,500
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$44,457$58,865$19,500
Mount St. Joseph University OH—$58,825—
Drexel University PA$43,464$58,751$24,645
Albright College PA—$58,540—
Lebanon Valley College PA$43,627$58,447$27,000
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA$39,897$58,115$25,500
Loyola University New Orleans LA$38,151$58,058$24,000
University of Florida FL$40,210$57,953$11,835
University of Florida-Online FL$40,210$57,953$11,835
University of California-Irvine CA$38,377$57,935$12,000
University of Denver CO$45,486$57,858$19,500
University of Wisconsin-Stout WI$51,968$57,529$23,869
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY$42,613$57,396$7,250
William Peace University NC$40,976$57,305$24,595
National Louis University IL$39,543$56,989$16,083
Upper Iowa University IA$49,911$56,767$26,062
Lasell University MA$51,979$56,766$27,000
Eastern University PA—$56,695—
Northern Arizona University AZ$42,451$56,676$17,081
Old Dominion University VA$42,618$56,659$20,937
State University of New York at Cortland NY$36,089$56,593$19,500
Saint Edward's University TX—$56,224—
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA$46,955$55,924$27,000
Azusa Pacific University CA$55,720——
Eastern Washington University WA$42,175$55,621$16,198
California State University-San Marcos CA$38,371$55,418$11,750
Stockton University NJ$38,847$55,408$18,250
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$43,429$55,303$15,666
Lakeland University WI—$55,265—
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA$36,420$55,174$15,500
University of Northern Iowa IA$46,550$54,993$13,514
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA$44,305$54,174$25,979
University of South Florida FL$39,397$53,883$15,087
Georgia Southern University GA$41,628$53,766$20,500
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA$39,629$53,762$26,000
Delaware State University DE$41,193$53,128$24,550
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ$42,274$53,055$25,000
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus NJ$42,274$53,055$25,000
Eastern Connecticut State University CT$41,589$52,942$23,500
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL$40,774$52,916$21,500
Saint Vincent College PA$39,261$52,788$27,000
Dominican University IL$43,821$52,775$24,835
Cleveland State University OH$41,099$52,713$23,240
SUNY Old Westbury NY$42,140$52,598$12,500
Eastern Michigan University MI$42,114$52,535$27,000
Southern Wesleyan University SC—$52,534—
University of Missouri-St Louis MO$42,011$52,331$18,075
The University of Texas at Dallas TX$47,007$52,244$16,501
University of Houston-Clear Lake TX$42,194$52,087$21,500
Indiana State University IN$44,705$51,991$22,500
University of Wisconsin-River Falls WI$50,732$51,586$19,500
Barry University FL$34,736$51,180$23,250
Concordia University-Chicago IL—$50,897—
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$38,128$50,514$19,500
Clemson University SC$45,226$50,133$19,500
University of West Georgia GA$38,645$50,048$23,393
Mount Saint Mary's University CA$49,904——
Florida Southern College FL—$49,829$26,623
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$42,545$49,053$20,500
Capital University OH$35,785$49,041$24,500
Virginia Union University VA$40,367$49,024$26,000
Flagler College FL$35,517$48,913$26,000
Mississippi State University MS$30,704$48,805$21,640
St. Mary's University TX$38,730$48,731$23,854
California State University-Fresno CA$39,467$48,647$14,500
University of Lynchburg VA$36,040$48,597$27,000
Avila University MO$48,036——
Arcadia University PA$35,833$47,772$27,000
University of Central Arkansas AR$42,563$47,387$20,188
University of La Verne CA$43,506$47,273$18,875
Mary Baldwin University VA$44,121$47,117$25,373
Washington State University WA$46,942—$17,750
Wright State University-Main Campus OH$41,539$46,939$23,751
Wright State University-Lake Campus OH$41,539$46,939$23,751
University of Akron Main Campus OH—$46,577—
Arkansas State University AR$37,327$46,293$18,000
Johnson C Smith University NC$40,441$46,215$31,000
Western Kentucky University KY$37,516$45,124$20,500
Howard Payne University TX$44,886——
University of Idaho ID$44,157—$16,500
DePaul University IL$43,072—$25,000
Colorado State University Pueblo CO$42,947—$20,875
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO$42,629—$20,000
West Virginia University WV$42,296—$21,500
University of Utah UT$42,252—$13,000
California Lutheran University CA$42,198—$17,468
University of Rhode Island RI$41,840—$19,174
Coker University SC$40,484$41,738$25,375
Northwest Missouri State University MO$41,693—$22,750
University at Buffalo NY$41,461—$15,378
Texas A&M University-Kingsville TX$35,868$40,965$22,649
The University of Texas Permian Basin TX$40,887—$15,480
The University of Alabama AL$40,079—$20,500
Geneva College PA$39,312——
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$39,292—$15,091
University of Hartford CT$36,752—$27,000
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus PR$20,965$29,816—
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo PR$17,595$22,958$16,500
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce PR$17,595$22,958$16,500
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR$17,595$22,958$16,500