Criminology Colleges

criminology collegesFor many, the path to a criminology career will start at a local college or university.   Not every college offers a criminology program, so you may have to do some checking in your area to see which ones have the programs you need.

The criminology programs that are offered can also vary greatly from college to college.  Finding where your general criminology interests lie will help you to select the right college for your eduction.  It helps to research the types of jobs that may interest you and find a program that will help train you for that specific criminology job.

Below is a list of some of the more notable colleges and universities that offer some type of criminology program.  The programs range from being fairly general to very specialized.  Furthermore, some colleges and universities will have programs that only award associates and bachelors degrees, whereas other may award more advanced graduate degrees such as masters and doctorates.  The degree of education that is required will really depend on the field you are seeking.

Some Of The Top Criminology Colleges

Alabama

Auburn University Main Campus
Auburn Alabama
Auburn, AL, 36849
http://www.auburn.eduTroy University
University Avenue
Troy, AL, 36082
http://www.troy.edu

The University of Alabama
739 University Blvd
Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487
http://www.ua.edu/

Arkansas

University of Arkansas
Administration Bldg 425
Fayetteville, AR, 72701
http://www.uark.edu

Arizona

Mesa Community College
1833 W Southern Ave
Mesa, AZ, 85202
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu

Northern Arizona University
Knoles Drive Babbitt Administrative Center
Flagstaff, AZ, 86011
http://home.nau.edu/

Glendale Community College
6000 W Olive Ave
Glendale, AZ, 85302
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu

Arizona State University
1151 S Forest Ave
Tempe, AZ, 85287
http://www.asu.edu/

Grand Canyon University
3300 W Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ, 85017
http://www.gcu.edu

Pima Community College
401 North Bonita Avenue
Tucson, AZ, 85709
http://www.pima.edu

California

California State University-Sacramento
6000 J St
Sacramento, CA, 95819
http://www.csus.edu

San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego, CA, 92182
http://www.sdsu.edu

San Jose State University
1 Washington Sq
San Jose, CA, 95192
http://www.sjsu.edu

University of California-Irvine
204 Administration
Irvine, CA, 92697
http://www.uci.edu/

California State University-San Bernardino
5500 University Pky
San Bernardino, CA, 92407
http://www.csusb.edu

San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA, 94132
http://www.sfsu.edu

California State University-Fullerton
800 N State College Blvd
Fullerton, CA, 92831
http://www.fullerton.edu

California State University-Los Angeles
5151 State University Dr
Los Angeles, CA, 90032
http://www.calstatela.edu

California State University-Fresno
5241 N Maple Ave
Fresno, CA, 93740
http://www.csufresno.edu

California State University-Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach, CA, 90840
http://www.csulb.edu

SBBCollege
5777 Olivas Park Drive, Suite A
Ventura, CA 93003
http://sbbcollege.edu

Colorado

Metropolitan State College of Denver
Speer Blvd and Colfax Ave
Denver, CO, 80217
http://www.mscd.edu

Delaware

University of Delaware
46 E Delaware Ave
Newark, DE, 19716
http://www.udel.edu/

District of Columbia

Gallaudet University
800 Florida Ave NE
Washington, DC, 20002
http://www.gwu.edu

Dudley Beauty College
2031 Rhode Island Ave NE
Washington, DC, 20018
http://www.strayer.edu

Florida

University of Central Florida
4000 Central Florida Blvd
Orlando, FL, 32816
http://www.ucf.edu/

University of Florida
355 Tigert Hall
Gainesville, FL, 32611
http://www.ufl.edu/

University of South Florida-Main Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave
Tampa, FL, 33620
http://www.usf.edu

Florida State University
211 Westcott Bldg
Tallahassee, FL, 32306
http://www.fsu.edu

Florida International University
11200 S. W. 8 Street
Miami, FL, 33199
http://www.fiu.edu

Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Rd
Boca Raton, FL, 33431
http://www.fau.edu/

Nova Southeastern University
3301 College Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33314
http://www.nova.edu

Georgia

Georgia State University
33 gilmer st
Atlanta, GA, 30303
http://www.gsu.edu

University of Georgia
125 Cedar St.
Athens, GA, 30602
http://www.uga.edu

Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Rd
Kennesaw, GA, 30144
http://www.kennesaw.edu

Georgia Southern University
Hwy 301 South
Statesboro, GA, 30460
http://www.georgiasouthern.edu

Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago
601 S Morgan
Chicago, IL, 60607
http://www.uic.edu/index.html/

Illinois State University
North and School Streets
Normal, IL, 61790
http://www.ilstu.edu

Indiana

Indiana University-Bloomington
107 South Indiana Ave.
Bloomington, IN, 47405
http://www.iub.edu

Ball State University
2000 University Ave
Muncie, IN, 47306
http://www.bsu.edu

Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
425 University Blvd
Indianapolis, IN, 46202
http://www.iupui.edu

Ivy Tech Community College-Central Indiana
50 W. Fall Creek Parkway N. Drive
Indianapolis, IN, 46208
http://www.ivytech.edu/indianapolis/

Iowa

Ashford University
400 N Bluff Blvd
Clinton, IA, 52733
http://www.ashford.edu

Maryland

University of Maryland-University College
3501 University Blvd East
Adelphi, MD, 20783
http://www.umuc.edu

University of Maryland-College Park
1101 Main Administration BL
College Park, MD, 20742
http://www.umd.edu

Massachusetts

Boston University
One Silber Way
Boston, MA, 2215
http://www.bu.edu

Northeastern University
360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA, 2115
http://www.northeastern.edu

Michigan

Wayne State University
656 West Kirby Street
Detroit, MI, 48202
http://www.wayne.edu

Oakland Community College
2480 Opdyke Rd
Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48304
http://www.oaklandcc.edu

Western Michigan University
1903 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI, 49008
http://www.wmich.edu

Eastern Michigan University
1000 College Pl
Ypsilanti, MI, 48197
http://www.emich.edu

Minnesota

Saint Cloud State University
720 Fourth Ave. South
St. Cloud, MN, 56301
http://www.stcloudstate.eduWalden University
155 Fifth Ave S Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN, 55401
http://www.waldenu.edu

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
100 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN, 55455
http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/index.php

Capella University
225 South 6th Street 9th Floor
Minneapolis, MN, 55402
http://www.capella.edu

Missouri

Missouri State University
901 S National
Springfield, MO, 65897
http://www.missouristate.edu

Nevada

College of Southern Nevada
6375 W. Charleston Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV, 89146
http://www.csn.edu

University of Nevada-Las Vegas
4505 S Maryland Pky
Las Vegas, NV, 89154
http://www.unlv.edu

New Jersey

Rutgers University-New Brunswick
83 Somerset St
New Brunswick, NJ, 8901
http://www.rutgers.edu/

New Mexico

Central New Mexico Community College
525 Buena Vista SE
Albuquerque, NM, 87106
http://www.cnm.edu

New Mexico State University-Main Campus
2850 Weddell Street
Las Cruces, NM, 88003
http://www.nmsu.edu/

New York

St. John’s University-New York
8000 Utopia Pky
New York, NY, 11439
http://www.stjohns.edu

SUNY at Albany
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY, 12222
http://www.albany.edu

North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte, NC, 28223
http://www.uncc.edu

North Carolina State University at Raleigh
2101 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC, 27695
http://www.ncsu.edu

Central Piedmont Community College
1201 Elizabeth Avenue
Charlotte, NC, 28204
http://www.cpcc.edu

East Carolina University
East 5th Street
Greenville, NC, 27858
http://www.ecu.edu

Ohio

Ohio State University-Main Campus
190 N. Oval Mall
Columbus, OH, 43210
http://www.osu.edu

Ohio University-Main Campus
E Mulberry
Athens, OH, 45701
http://www.ohio.edu

Wright State University-Main Campus
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway
Dayton, OH, 45435
http://www.wright.edu

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
220 McFall Ctr
Bowling Green, OH, 43403
http://www.bgsu.edu

University of Toledo
2801 W Bancroft
Toledo, OH, 43606

http://www.utoledo.edu/

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
2624 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH, 45221
http://www.uc.edu

University of Akron Main Campus
302 Buchtel Common
Akron, OH, 44325
http://www.uakron.edu

Kent State University Kent Campus
Campus Center Dr
Kent, OH, 44242
http://www.kent.edu

Oregon

Portland Community College
12000 SW 49th Avenue
Portland, OR, 97219
http://www.pcc.edu

Portland State University
724 SW Harrison
Portland, OR, 97201
http://www.pdx.edu

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
201 Old Main
State College, PA, 16802
http://www.psu.edu/

University of Pennsylvania
1 College Hall 34th and Spruce Sts
Philadelphia, PA, 19104
http://www.upenn.edu

Temple University
1801 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19122
http://WWW.TEMPLE.EDU

South Carolina

University of South Carolina-Columbia
514 Main St
Columbia, SC, 29208
http://www.sc.edu/

Texas

The University of Texas at Arlington
701 S. Nedderman Dr.
Arlington, TX, 76013
http://WWW.UTA.EDU

El Paso Community College
919 Hunter Drive
El Paso, TX, 79915
http://www.epcc.edu

Tarrant County College District
1500 Houston St
Fort Worth, TX, 76102
http://www.tccd.edu

Lone Star College System
5000 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, TX, 77381
http://www.lonestar.edu

South Texas College
3201 W Pecan
McAllen, TX, 78502
http://www.southtexascollege.edu

San Antonio College
1300 San Pedro Ave
San Antonio, TX, 78212
http://www.alamo.edu/sac/sacmain/sac.htm

Central Texas College
6200 West Central Texas Expressway
Killeen, TX, 76540
http://www.ctcd.edu

The University of Texas at El Paso
500 W. University Ave
El Paso, TX, 79968
http://www.utep.edu

Blinn College
902 College Ave
Brenham, TX, 77833
http://www.blinn.edu

The University of Texas at Brownsville
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, TX, 78520
http://WWW.UTB.EDU

Texas State University-San Marcos
601 University Dr
San Marcos, TX, 78666
http://www.txstate.edu

University of North Texas
Chestnut Ave.
Denton, TX, 76203
http://www.unt.edu

The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX, 78249
http://www.utsa.edu/

Utah

Salt Lake Community College
4600 S Redwood Rd
Salt Lake City, UT, 84123
http://www.slcc.edu

University of Utah
201 Presidents Circle
Salt Lake City, UT, 84112
http://www.utah.edu

Weber State University
3848 Harrison Blvd
Ogden, UT, 84408
http://www.weber.edu

Virginia

Liberty University
1971 University Blvd
Lynchburg, VA, 24502
http://www.liberty.edu

Old Dominion University
5115 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, VA, 23529
http://www.odu.edu

Virginia Commonwealth University
910 W Franklin St
Richmond, VA, 23284
http://www.vcu.edu/

Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2200 E Kenwood Blvd
Milwaukee, WI, 53201
http://www.uwm.edu

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