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Criminology Colleges: An Unranked Editorial Selection

Schools with a dedicated criminology program that meets our published criteria. Criminology is kept distinct from criminal justice.

This is not a ranking. 11 schools meet the published criteria, listed alphabetically.

Reviewed 2026-10-24 · Methodology 1.0 · How selections work

Selection criteria

Included when the school has a dedicated criminology degree meeting at least four of five transparency criteria.

  1. Structure published. Required credits and the program length are published on an official page.
  2. Tuition published with its basis. Tuition is published with its basis (per credit, term, year or program) and student category.
  3. Admission requirements published. At least one admission requirement or test policy is published for this program.
  4. Start terms or deadlines published. Start terms, a dated deadline or rolling admission is published.
  5. Practical component documented. An internship, practicum, capstone, thesis or laboratory component is documented.

Universe: Dedicated criminology degrees researched in this directory.

Data: Verified program facts as of 2026-10-24

Carlow University campus — McAuley Hall, Carlow University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PAPrivate nonprofitAccredited: MSCHE

Carlow University in Pittsburgh offers a BA in Criminology (on campus, with an online option), an MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice (on campus or online) and an online MA in Psychology with a Forensic Psychology specialization.

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  • Bachelor of Arts in Criminology: 120 credits; 2-4 Years (online page); tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published.
  • Criminal Justice MA: 33 credits; less than 18 months full-time; 18 to 24 months part-time; tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; practical component documented.
Nova Southeastern University campus — taken by User:Butnotthehippo Exterior of dental building at Nova Southeastern University

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FLPrivate nonprofitAccredited: SACSCOC

Nova Southeastern University's Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice lists a BS (online or on campus), a fully online MS and a fully online PhD in Criminal Justice; the College of Psychology lists a fully online MS in Forensic Psychology.

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  • Criminal Justice, MCJ: 36 credits; Full Time: 2 Years; Max: 7 Years; tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.
  • Criminal Justice, BA: 42 credits; Full time: 4 years; tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.
University of Delaware campus — Image from Univ of Delaware's Campus

University of Delaware

Newark, DEPublicAccredited: MSCHE

The University of Delaware Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice (College of Arts and Sciences) offers a Criminal Justice B.A. (and honors B.A.), and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Criminology.

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  • Criminology (M.A.): tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.

Wilmington University

New Castle, DEPrivate nonprofitAccredited: MSCHE

Wilmington University's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences lists an online Associate of Science in Criminal Justice, a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, and a Master of Science in Administration of Justice, with a Master of Science in Homeland Security noted for review.

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  • Master of Science in Administration of Justice: 36 credits; as little as one year (marketing page); designed for two years of continuous study (curriculum page); tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; practical component documented.

Limitations

  • The criteria measure how completely a program publishes checkable information. They do not measure teaching quality, outcomes or fit, and a program missing here may well be an excellent choice whose school publishes less.
  • The directory has not researched every institution. Absence from this page means "not verified to meet the criteria", not "does not meet them".
  • No scores, ratings, employment rates or salaries are used, and none are implied. Tuition is never ranked: bases, residency categories and years differ.
  • Missing information is treated as 'not met', never as a negative. A program missing here may meet the criteria but not publish the facts, or may not have been researched yet.

Sponsorship and selection are separate. Paying for a placement has no effect on whether a school or program appears here. Sponsored placements elsewhere on the site are labelled.