The locations with the highest concentration of Crminology degree recipients are , Irvine, CA, and College Park, MD. The locations with a relatively high number of Crminology degree recipients are Philippi, WV, Indiana, PA, and Hartsville, SC. The most common degree awarded to students studying Crminology is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Crminology and the types of students that study this field. University of California-Irvine awards the most degrees in Crminology in the US, but Virginia Union University and University of Florida-Online have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Crminology.
Tuition costs for Crminology majors are, on average, $7,187 for in-state public colleges, and $30,673 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Crminology programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (108 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (6,617 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Crminology, is Public, 4-year or above (6,617 completions).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Crminology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Out of all institutions that offer Crminology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Virginia Union University and University of Florida-Online have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Crminology, with 12.7% and 11.6%, respectively.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Social Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Social Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Social Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Social Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Social Sciences in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Social Sciences is 43.1, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Social Sciences degrees, and White students earn the majority (4,739) of the degrees.
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Crminology is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.
43.1
Average Age in 2018
± 0.168 Years
0.254%
1 Year Change
± 0.555%
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Social Sciences. The most common ages of employees with this major are 35 and 30 years old, which represent 2.99% and 2.92% of the population, respectively.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Crminology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Crminology. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Crminology is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.
Most Common Countries of Origin
India
42,861 degree recipients
China
38,748 degree recipients
Philippines
29,986 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
Azerbaijan
5.17 times more than expected
Latvia
4.92 times more than expected
Norway
4.17 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Azerbaijan that hold Social Sciences degrees (5.17 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (42,861 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Crminology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Crminology majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Crminology majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Coordination, and Persuasion.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Crminology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.