Most Focused Criminology Schools in Georgia

Criminology is taught at colleges nationwide, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on criminology — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.

College Factual ranked the 3 criminology schools in Georgia by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.

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• Most Focused Criminology Schools in Georgia

Most Focused Schools for Criminology in Georgia

Below are the schools where criminology makes up the largest share of degrees in Georgia.

Most Focused Criminology Schools

1

University Of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA

4% of Degrees in Criminology

122 Criminology Graduations

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

Leading the list of the most focused criminology schools is University Of West Georgia. University Of West Georgia is a public school located in the town of Carrollton. About 4% of the degrees University Of West Georgia awards are in criminology, or about 122 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full criminology details for University Of West Georgia

2

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

3% of Degrees in Criminology

175 Criminology Graduations

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

Georgia Southern University came in at #2 on our list of the most focused criminology schools. Set in the town of Statesboro, Georgia Southern University is a public institution. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in criminology, or about 175 graduates in the most recent year. See more about criminology at Georgia Southern University

3

Mercer University
Macon, GA

0.5% of Degrees in Criminology

12 Criminology Graduations

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

A rank of #3 makes Mercer University one of the most focused schools for criminology. Mercer University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Macon. Criminology accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full criminology report for Mercer University

Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.

More about our data sources and methodologies.