Criminology: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of criminology graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 120 colleges. National median: $42,198, rising to $56,593 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$68,385	—	—
2	Azusa Pacific University	CA	$55,720	—	—
3	Lasell University	MA	$51,979	$56,766	$27,000
4	University of Wisconsin-Stout	WI	$51,968	$57,529	$23,869
5	Emmanuel College	MA	$50,815	$67,814	$27,000
6	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	WI	$50,732	$51,586	$19,500
7	Upper Iowa University	IA	$49,911	$56,767	$26,062
8	Mount Saint Mary's University	CA	$49,904	$65,618	—
9	Avila University	MO	$48,036	—	—
10	Stonehill College	MA	$47,102	$64,957	$25,000
11	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$47,007	$52,244	$16,501
12	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	$46,955	$55,924	$27,000
13	Washington State University	WA	$46,942	—	$17,750
14	University of Northern Iowa	IA	$46,550	$54,993	$13,514
15	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	WI	$46,314	$63,365	$20,500
16	Mount St. Mary's University	MD	$45,939	$60,428	$25,750
17	University of St Thomas	MN	$45,526	$70,419	$26,250
18	University of Denver	CO	$45,486	$57,858	$19,500
19	Lycoming College	PA	$45,361	$61,144	$27,000
20	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$45,287	$67,258	$14,000
21	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$45,280	$59,022	$19,500
22	Clemson University	SC	$45,226	$50,133	$19,500
23	University of Minnesota-Duluth	MN	$45,207	$59,754	$19,299
24	Howard Payne University	TX	$44,886	—	—
25	Indiana State University	IN	$44,705	$51,991	$22,500
26	Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus	OH	$44,457	$58,865	$19,500
27	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$44,457	$58,865	$19,500
28	Central Connecticut State University	CT	$44,361	$61,950	$20,500
29	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	MA	$44,305	$54,174	$25,979
30	Gonzaga University	WA	$44,296	$68,190	$23,053
31	Marquette University	WI	$44,221	$59,083	$19,500
32	University of Idaho	ID	$44,157	—	$16,500
33	Mary Baldwin University	VA	$44,121	$47,117	$25,373
34	Framingham State University	MA	$44,115	$59,857	$25,017
35	Dominican University	IL	$43,821	$52,775	$24,835
36	Saint Anselm College	NH	$43,739	$69,676	$27,000
37	University of Iowa	IA	$43,676	$60,947	$20,500
38	Lebanon Valley College	PA	$43,627	$58,447	$27,000
39	University of La Verne	CA	$43,506	$47,273	$18,875
40	Niagara University	NY	$43,484	$60,995	$24,250
41	Drexel University	PA	$43,464	$58,751	$24,645
42	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$43,429	$55,303	$15,666
43	Assumption University	MA	$43,247	$67,883	$27,000
44	University of Southern Maine	ME	$43,218	$59,270	$19,982
45	DePaul University	IL	$43,072	—	$25,000
46	Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	$42,947	—	$20,875
47	University of Delaware	DE	$42,802	$63,553	$24,891
48	Hamline University	MN	$42,746	$60,757	$24,450
49	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	$42,698	$59,549	$27,000
50	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	$42,629	—	$20,000
51	Old Dominion University	VA	$42,618	$56,659	$20,937
52	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	NY	$42,613	$57,396	$7,250
53	University of Central Arkansas	AR	$42,563	$47,387	$20,188
54	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$42,545	$49,053	$20,500
55	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$42,451	$56,676	$17,081
56	West Virginia University	WV	$42,296	—	$21,500
57	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	$42,274	$53,055	$25,000
58	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	NJ	$42,274	$53,055	$25,000
59	University of Utah	UT	$42,252	—	$13,000
60	California Lutheran University	CA	$42,198	—	$17,468
61	University of Houston-Clear Lake	TX	$42,194	$52,087	$21,500
62	Eastern Washington University	WA	$42,175	$55,621	$16,198
63	SUNY Old Westbury	NY	$42,140	$52,598	$12,500
64	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$42,114	$52,535	$27,000
65	University at Albany	NY	$42,101	$61,102	$16,750
66	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	$42,011	$52,331	$18,075
67	University of Rhode Island	RI	$41,840	—	$19,174
68	Northwest Missouri State University	MO	$41,693	—	$22,750
69	Georgia Southern University	GA	$41,628	$53,766	$20,500
70	The University of Tampa	FL	$41,607	$60,742	$19,947
71	Eastern Connecticut State University	CT	$41,589	$52,942	$23,500
72	Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	$41,539	$46,939	$23,751
73	Wright State University-Lake Campus	OH	$41,539	$46,939	$23,751
74	University at Buffalo	NY	$41,461	—	$15,378
75	Delaware State University	DE	$41,193	$53,128	$24,550
76	Cleveland State University	OH	$41,099	$52,713	$23,240
77	William Peace University	NC	$40,976	$57,305	$24,595
78	The University of Texas Permian Basin	TX	$40,887	—	$15,480
79	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$40,774	$52,916	$21,500
80	Coker University	SC	$40,484	$41,738	$25,375
81	Johnson C Smith University	NC	$40,441	$46,215	$31,000
82	Virginia Union University	VA	$40,367	$49,024	$26,000
83	University of Florida	FL	$40,210	$57,953	$11,835
84	University of Florida-Online	FL	$40,210	$57,953	$11,835
85	The University of Alabama	AL	$40,079	—	$20,500
86	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	PA	$39,897	$58,115	$25,500
87	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$39,753	$66,273	—
88	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	$39,629	$53,762	$26,000
89	National Louis University	IL	$39,543	$56,989	$16,083
90	California State University-Fresno	CA	$39,467	$48,647	$14,500
91	University of South Florida	FL	$39,397	$53,883	$15,087
92	Geneva College	PA	$39,312	—	—
93	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	$39,292	—	$15,091
94	Saint Vincent College	PA	$39,261	$52,788	$27,000
95	Stockton University	NJ	$38,847	$55,408	$18,250
96	St. Mary's University	TX	$38,730	$48,731	$23,854
97	University of Miami	FL	$38,671	$70,461	$12,125
98	University of West Georgia	GA	$38,645	$50,048	$23,393
99	University of California-Irvine	CA	$38,377	$57,935	$12,000
100	California State University-San Marcos	CA	$38,371	$55,418	$11,750
101	St. John Fisher University	NY	$38,269	$60,481	$18,699
102	Loyola University New Orleans	LA	$38,151	$58,058	$24,000
103	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	$38,128	$50,514	$19,500
104	Western Kentucky University	KY	$37,516	$45,124	$20,500
105	Arkansas State University	AR	$37,327	$46,293	$18,000
106	University of Hartford	CT	$36,752	—	$27,000
107	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	CA	$36,420	$55,174	$15,500
108	State University of New York at Cortland	NY	$36,089	$56,593	$19,500
109	University of Lynchburg	VA	$36,040	$48,597	$27,000
110	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	TX	$35,868	$40,965	$22,649
111	Arcadia University	PA	$35,833	$47,772	$27,000
112	Capital University	OH	$35,785	$49,041	$24,500
113	Flagler College	FL	$35,517	$48,913	$26,000
114	Barry University	FL	$34,736	$51,180	$23,250
115	Hofstra University	NY	$33,989	$60,697	$23,250
116	Mississippi State University	MS	$30,704	$48,805	$21,640
117	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus	PR	$20,965	$29,816	—
118	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	PR	$17,595	$22,958	$16,500
119	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	PR	$17,595	$22,958	$16,500
120	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	PR	$17,595	$22,958	$16,500

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do criminology graduates earn?

The median college reports $42,198 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in criminology and $56,593 four years after. The highest is $68,385 at University of Pennsylvania.

How much student debt do criminology graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $21,500 at the typical college.