Master's programs 59
Graduates in 2023-24 791
Typical median debt $35,499
Typical earnings 1 yr after $54,030
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $66,252
Earnings to debt 1.5x
Official field: Criminology. Admission figures such as LSAT, MCAT or GRE scores are not part of this federal data, so check each school.
Degree level Programs Typical earnings 1 yr after Typical median debt Master's 59 $54,030 $35,499 Doctoral 15 n/a n/a Professional doctorate 1 n/a n/a
Is it worth it? Debt vs first-year pay Each dot is one master's program. Dots above the dashed line have graduates earning more in their first year than the program's median debt.
$0k $0k $35k $12k $70k $24k $105k $37k $140k $49k debt = 1 year of pay Lasell University: earnings $133,507, debt $22,598 University of California-Irvine: earnings $57,958, debt $41,000 St. John's University-New York: earnings $55,985, debt $41,000 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus: earnings $53,670, debt $25,034 Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: earnings $59,317, debt $40,184 Regis University: earnings $57,296, debt $46,609 Indiana University of Pennsylvania: earnings $49,813, debt $26,459 East Texas A&M University: earnings $72,711, debt $37,449 University of South Florida: earnings $64,389, debt $23,205 Median federal debt Median earnings 1 year after Master's programs in criminology Highest first-year earnings Lasell University $133,507
East Texas A&M University $72,711
University of South Florida $64,389
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia $59,317
University of California-Irvine $57,958
Regis University $57,296
St. John's University-New York $55,985
The University of Tampa $54,391
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Lasell University Newton, MA 45 $133,507 $115,809 $22,598 University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 38 $57,958 $83,175 $41,000 St. John's University-New York Queens, NY 10 $55,985 $83,065 $41,000 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH 37 $53,670 $70,674 $25,034 Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 26 $59,317 $70,474 $40,184 Tiffin University Tiffin, OH 8 n/a $69,203 n/a San Diego State University San Diego, CA 11 n/a $67,163 n/a Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO 16 n/a $65,342 n/a Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO 13 $48,614 $65,307 n/a Regis University Denver, CO 26 $57,296 $63,202 $46,609 Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA 14 $42,530 $61,908 n/a Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 4 n/a $59,321 n/a Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 33 $49,813 $58,603 $26,459 Stockton University Galloway, NJ 16 $49,522 $57,437 n/a East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX 24 $72,711 n/a $37,449 University of South Florida Tampa, FL 41 $64,389 n/a $23,205 The University of Tampa Tampa, FL 19 $54,391 n/a n/a The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 20 $51,051 n/a n/a Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR 12 $31,207 n/a n/a Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR 3 $31,207 n/a n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 9 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 11 n/a n/a n/a Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA 11 n/a n/a n/a Delaware State University Dover, DE 4 n/a n/a n/a East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 4 n/a n/a n/a George Washington University Washington, DC 10 n/a n/a n/a Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA 26 n/a n/a n/a Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA 20 n/a n/a $35,499 New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM 2 n/a n/a n/a Niagara University Niagara University, NY 17 n/a n/a n/a Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 5 n/a n/a n/a Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK 3 n/a n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 4 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 20 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL 7 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 8 n/a n/a n/a Thomas College Waterville, ME 3 n/a n/a n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 19 n/a n/a n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 44 n/a n/a n/a University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO 15 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19 n/a n/a n/a University of St Thomas Houston, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA 11 n/a n/a $30,176 University of the Southwest Hobbs, NM 0 n/a n/a n/a Virginia Union University Richmond, VA 8 n/a n/a n/a Washington State University Pullman, WA 3 n/a n/a n/a West Liberty University West Liberty, WV 3 n/a n/a n/a Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR 6 n/a n/a n/a
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 6 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 1 n/a n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 4 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL 0 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC 1 n/a n/a n/a University of South Florida Tampa, FL 5 n/a n/a n/a Washington State University Pullman, WA 1 n/a n/a n/a
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Frequently asked questions How much do criminology graduates earn? Graduates of the typical master's program earned a median of $54,030 one year after finishing, in 2024 dollars.
How much debt do criminology graduate students take on? The typical program's graduates who borrowed left with a median of $35,499 in federal loans taken at that school. Undergraduate loans are not included.
Undergraduate: Criminology major
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .