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Considering a degree in Criminology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Criminology majors who live in Massachusetts.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Criminology degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Massachusetts.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Washington University | 11400 | 31200 | 0.6347 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 12000 | 92900 | 0.8708 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 3 | University of South Florida | 12800 | 17100 | 0.2513 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 4 | Western Kentucky University | 12900 | 27000 | 0.5212 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 5 | University of Delaware | 13500 | 34500 | 0.608 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 6 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 13600 | 19400 | 0.2988 | 23,007 | 1281 | 0.6909 | |
| 7 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 8 | Northern Illinois University | 14100 | 30400 | 0.5355 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 9 | Virginia Union University | 14300 | 39400 | 0.6366 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 10 | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 14900 | 29800 | 0.4995 | 3,153 | 1035 | 0.7012 | |
| 11 | University of California-Irvine | 15100 | 38000 | 0.603 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 12 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15300 | 29300 | 0.4778 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 13 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 14 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 16200 | 28200 | 0.425 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 14 | University of Southern Maine | 16200 | 23000 | 0.2953 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 16 | Eastern Michigan University | 16300 | 36100 | 0.5487 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 17 | Georgia Southern University | 16600 | 20100 | 0.1737 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 18 | West Virginia University | 16700 | 40900 | 0.5914 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 19 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 20 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 17500 | 21900 | 0.2012 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 21 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17500 | 26600 | 0.3425 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 23 | Avila University | 17600 | 64100 | 0.7252 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 23 | Tabor College | 17600 | 54400 | 0.6768 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 25 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 26 | Delaware State University | 17800 | 42200 | 0.5776 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 27 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18000 | 28600 | 0.3704 | 3,991 | 1010 | 0.9654 | |
| 28 | Lycoming College | 18100 | 65800 | 0.7252 | 1,014 | 1150 | 0.7702 | |
| 29 | Ursuline College | 18200 | 61900 | 0.7056 | 677 | 1115 | 0.7479 | |
| 30 | Rosemont College | 18400 | 38100 | 0.5177 | 504 | 1085 | 0.7634 | |
| 31 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18700 | 24400 | 0.2339 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 32 | The University of Montana | 18800 | 25200 | 0.2537 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 33 | Norwich University | 19400 | 73800 | 0.7369 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 33 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19400 | 79300 | 0.755 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 35 | Carlow University | 19500 | 82500 | 0.7637 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 35 | Lee University | 19500 | 37400 | 0.4789 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 37 | Central Connecticut State University | 19700 | 29500 | 0.332 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 37 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6439 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 37 | Johnson C Smith University | 19700 | 40800 | 0.5172 | 1,252 | 885 | 0.4521 | |
| 37 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19700 | 72100 | 0.7266 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 37 | McMurry University | 19700 | 51900 | 0.6199 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 37 | University of Saint Mary | 19700 | 53700 | 0.6331 | 1,044 | 1083 | 0.8229 | |
| 43 | Coker University | 19900 | 47800 | 0.5839 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 44 | Ohio Dominican University | 20100 | 55400 | 0.6372 | 787 | 1385 | 0.9387 | |
| 45 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 20700 | 26000 | 0.2032 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 46 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 20800 | 48900 | 0.5742 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 47 | University of Lynchburg | 21500 | 54900 | 0.6087 | 1,424 | 1099 | 0.6108 | |
| 48 | Davis & Elkins College | 21600 | 51200 | 0.5784 | 663 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 49 | Hiram College | 21700 | 48700 | 0.5541 | 991 | 1075 | 0.9748 | |
| 50 | Niagara University | 21800 | 57400 | 0.62 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 51 | Le Moyne College | 21900 | 58100 | 0.6226 | 2,494 | 1250 | 0.6782 | |
| 52 | Upper Iowa University | 22000 | 41700 | 0.4708 | 3,054 | 1035 | 0.9646 | |
| 53 | Cottey College | 22100 | 37300 | 0.4069 | 261 | 991 | 0.7023 | |
| 53 | Framingham State University | 22100 | 31000 | 0.2874 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 53 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton | 22100 | 29100 | 0.241 | 3,929 | 1095 | 0.949 | |
| 53 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 22100 | 25900 | 0.1449 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 57 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6212 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 58 | The University of Alabama | 22600 | 31000 | 0.2708 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 59 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5787 | 988 | 1044 | 0.7106 | |
| 59 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22800 | 70000 | 0.6742 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 61 | Drury University | 23200 | 52900 | 0.5613 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 61 | Hastings College | 23200 | 63000 | 0.6317 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 63 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 23400 | 90700 | 0.742 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 63 | Hamline University | 23400 | 56500 | 0.5854 | 1,852 | 1175 | 0.9013 | |
| 63 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 23400 | 89500 | 0.7383 | 12,138 | 1189 | 0.8379 | |
| 66 | Albright College | 23500 | 49300 | 0.5232 | 1,210 | 1079 | 0.9408 | |
| 67 | Calvin University | 23900 | 53500 | 0.5532 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 67 | Dominican University | 23900 | 56000 | 0.573 | 2,642 | 1005 | 0.8879 | |
| 69 | Indiana State University | 24000 | 32400 | 0.2594 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 70 | Eastern Connecticut State University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2927 | 4,573 | 1165 | 0.853 | |
| 70 | Maryville College | 24300 | 58400 | 0.5834 | 1,144 | 1140 | 0.6885 | |
| 72 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 24600 | 37900 | 0.3506 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 72 | University at Buffalo | 24600 | 34000 | 0.2765 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 74 | University of St Thomas | 25200 | 50900 | 0.5051 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 75 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1146 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 76 | Mary Baldwin University | 25500 | 48600 | 0.4757 | 1,152 | 1089 | 0.6954 | |
| 77 | Heidelberg University | 25600 | 48600 | 0.4733 | 1,002 | 1025 | 0.82 | |
| 78 | Otterbein University | 25800 | 57300 | 0.5497 | 2,292 | 1126 | 0.8388 | |
| 78 | Rockford University | 25800 | 59600 | 0.5673 | 983 | 975 | 0.9289 | |
| 80 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5426 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8652 | |
| 81 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26000 | 54900 | 0.526 | 1,295 | 1100 | 0.9298 | |
| 82 | University of Mobile | 26100 | 48300 | 0.4593 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 83 | St Bonaventure University | 26200 | 61200 | 0.5718 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 83 | St. Mary's University | 26200 | 59800 | 0.5621 | 2,330 | 1060 | 0.9508 | |
| 85 | Northern Arizona University | 26300 | 43200 | 0.3921 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 86 | Assumption University | 26400 | 73400 | 0.6403 | 1,737 | 1085 | 0.8455 | |
| 86 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4755 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 88 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 67300 | 0.6044 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 89 | University of Idaho | 26700 | 45200 | 0.4089 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 90 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 26800 | 30100 | 0.1094 | 3,893 | 1015 | 0.9839 | |
| 91 | Kansas State University | 26900 | 30400 | 0.1175 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 92 | Capital University | 27000 | 62400 | 0.5672 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 93 | Randolph-Macon College | 27400 | 69200 | 0.6037 | 1,800 | 1128 | 0.9105 | |
| 94 | Pacific Lutheran University | 27600 | 71200 | 0.6116 | 2,396 | 1159 | 0.866 | |
| 95 | Mount St. Mary's University | 27700 | 61400 | 0.5496 | 1,804 | 1159 | 0.7258 | |
| 96 | California State University-San Marcos | 27800 | 38300 | 0.2741 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 96 | Florida Southern College | 27800 | 63200 | 0.56 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 96 | Villanova University | 27800 | 88800 | 0.6867 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 99 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27900 | 69300 | 0.5972 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 99 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2292 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 101 | Webster University | 28400 | 54700 | 0.481 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 102 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 103 | Flagler College | 28600 | 61200 | 0.5325 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 103 | North Central College | 28600 | 64900 | 0.5594 | 2,567 | 1203 | 0.8377 | |
| 105 | Cedar Crest College | 28800 | 66000 | 0.5633 | 870 | 1115 | 0.8407 | |
| 106 | Regis University | 29000 | 67200 | 0.5681 | 2,505 | 1225 | 0.8461 | |
| 107 | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 29200 | 59400 | 0.5084 | 765 | 1020 | 0.6617 | |
| 108 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 109 | Lasell University | 29400 | 47500 | 0.3811 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 109 | William Penn University | 29400 | 48000 | 0.387 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 111 | William Peace University | 29500 | 50200 | 0.4119 | 778 | 1150 | 0.8633 | |
| 112 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29700 | 31600 | 0.0601 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 113 | University of Iowa | 29800 | 32100 | 0.0714 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 114 | University of West Georgia | 30000 | 46800 | 0.3589 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 115 | Baker University | 30100 | 54800 | 0.452 | 1,317 | 1035 | 0.9771 | |
| 116 | Emmanuel College | 30300 | 67600 | 0.5521 | 1,948 | 1245 | 0.7677 | |
| 117 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30400 | 54700 | 0.4445 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 118 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 118 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 30900 | 77600 | 0.6016 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 120 | Lebanon Valley College | 31200 | 72400 | 0.5693 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 120 | Mount Saint Mary College | 31200 | 68600 | 0.5452 | 2,749 | 1153 | 0.892 | |
| 122 | Saint Michael's College | 31300 | 68500 | 0.5434 | 1,051 | 1280 | 0.8976 | |
| 123 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31400 | 41200 | 0.2381 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 123 | Southern Wesleyan University | 31400 | 47100 | 0.3349 | 784 | 1170 | 0.9953 | |
| 125 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31700 | 51700 | 0.3857 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 126 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | 31800 | 50000 | 0.3654 | 858 | 975 | 0.7239 | |
| 126 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 31800 | 45700 | 0.3044 | 6,790 | 965 | 0.9447 | |
| 128 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32100 | 36700 | 0.1252 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 129 | Marquette University | 32500 | 66500 | 0.5112 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 130 | North Carolina State University | 32700 | 54800 | 0.4033 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 131 | Lander University | 33200 | 37700 | 0.1195 | 3,776 | 1055 | 0.8131 | |
| 132 | Wilkes University | 33300 | 61900 | 0.4621 | 2,055 | 1188 | 0.9397 | |
| 133 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 134 | Fort Lewis College | 33500 | 41400 | 0.191 | 3,392 | 1109 | 0.7732 | |
| 135 | University of Rhode Island | 34100 | 44300 | 0.23 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 136 | Siena University | 34300 | 65100 | 0.4732 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 136 | University of St Thomas | 34300 | 70300 | 0.5124 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 138 | Chatham University | 34900 | 63300 | 0.449 | 1,555 | 1197 | 0.6196 | |
| 139 | Barry University | 35100 | 56400 | 0.3775 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 139 | California Lutheran University | 35100 | 70000 | 0.4988 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 139 | University of New England | 35100 | 68000 | 0.4841 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 142 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 143 | Texas Tech University | 35500 | 38900 | 0.0874 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 143 | The University of Tampa | 35500 | 56900 | 0.3758 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 145 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 35900 | 39000 | 0.078 | 8,706 | 1230 | 0.8906 | |
| 145 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 35900 | 61100 | 0.4131 | 12,798 | 1157 | 0.1421 | |
| 147 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 148 | Hofstra University | 36300 | 76900 | 0.5279 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 149 | California State University-Fresno | 36700 | 43800 | 0.162 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 150 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1356 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 151 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37300 | 41600 | 0.1031 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 152 | Benedictine College | 37700 | 50800 | 0.2579 | 2,404 | 1241 | 0.9812 | |
| 153 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 154 | Washington State University | 38100 | 53900 | 0.2932 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 155 | Howard Payne University | 38200 | 54500 | 0.2988 | 751 | 1043 | 0.6737 | |
| 156 | LeTourneau University | 38400 | 54800 | 0.2995 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 157 | Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 38600 | 46600 | 0.1716 | 799 | 865 | 0.6974 | |
| 157 | Crown College | 38600 | 53200 | 0.2734 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 159 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4817 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 159 | State University of New York at Cortland | 38800 | 39900 | 0.0276 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 161 | Manhattan University | 38900 | 74100 | 0.4749 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 161 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 38900 | 53200 | 0.2688 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 163 | Mississippi State University | 39100 | 53400 | 0.2675 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 164 | Concordia University Texas | 39200 | 45800 | 0.1448 | 1,189 | 990 | 0.9125 | |
| 164 | University of Denver | 39200 | 76900 | 0.4905 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 166 | Arcadia University | 39300 | 71600 | 0.4513 | 2,163 | 1159 | 0.7448 | |
| 166 | Saint Vincent College | 39300 | 64600 | 0.3916 | 1,157 | 1140 | 0.7863 | |
| 168 | Fresno Pacific University | 39900 | 52200 | 0.2354 | 1,615 | 1075 | 0.6396 | |
| 168 | Saint Anselm College | 39900 | 73700 | 0.4585 | 2,094 | 1195 | 0.7805 | |
| 170 | Dominican University of California | 40400 | 69200 | 0.4167 | 1,058 | 0 | 0.521 | |
| 171 | Arkansas State University | 40500 | 41000 | 0.0122 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 172 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 40600 | 53600 | 0.2427 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 173 | Champlain College | 41100 | 76000 | 0.4595 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 174 | Butler University | 41500 | 72400 | 0.4269 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 175 | Old Dominion University | 42400 | 47700 | 0.1111 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 176 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42800 | 53600 | 0.2016 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 177 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42900 | 80700 | 0.4683 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 178 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.057 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 179 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3375 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 180 | Mercer University | 45700 | 65400 | 0.3015 | 4,719 | 1263 | 0.643 | |
| 181 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 46400 | 46600 | 0.0043 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 182 | Drexel University | 47700 | 83900 | 0.4315 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 183 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 184 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0426 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 185 | Mount St. Joseph University | 53900 | 54300 | 0.0074 | 1,268 | 1105 | 0.9128 | |
| 186 | Clemson University | 61400 | 63700 | 0.036 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 187 | St. John Fisher University | 62500 | 62500 | 0 | 2,583 | 1214 | 0.6607 | |
| 188 | Stonehill College | 69400 | 69500 | 0.0001 | 2,569 | 1150 | 0.6628 | |
| 189 | Gonzaga University | 70900 | 76600 | 0.0744 | 4,976 | 1328 | 0.7962 | |
| 190 | The Catholic University of America | 82500 | 82500 | 0 | 3,294 | 1229 | 0.7328 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.