Program Overview
Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Career
Current Job Openings and Salary Range
- 22,211 in ID, WA, OR, MT and HI
- $69K Entry-Level
- $92K Mid-Level
- $182K Senior-Level
Career Options
- Loss Prevention Manager
- Fraud Examiner, Investigator or Analyst
- Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselor
- Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist
- Lawyer
- Judicial Law Clerk
- Judge, Magistrate Judge, or Magistrate
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher, Postsecondary
- First-Line Supervisor of Police and Detectives
- Fire Inspector or Investigator
- Correctional Officers and Jailer
- Police Identification and Records Officer
- Intelligence Analyst
Regional Employment Trends
- 2022: 230K
- 2026: 245K
Degree
Degree Roadmap
A sample Four-Year Plan (Bachelor of Science)
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Financial
Scholarships
The College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences provides annual scholarship awards totaling approximately $1,600,000.
Financial Aid
- To learn more about FAFSA deadlines and processes, available scholarships, and financial aid program types and eligibility requirements, please visit the University of Idaho Financial Aid Office.
Get Involved
Hands-on Learning
- Participate in the state of Idaho’s only Inside-Out program with the Idaho Correctional Institution – Orofino
- Join the “Citizens Police Academy” jointly run between U of I and the Moscow Police Department
- Compare and contrast international justice systems through the Idaho Criminology Abroad spring break program
- Work directly with professors on research projects
- Present your research at regional and national conferences
Internships
- More than 75% of all criminology majors complete an internship or experiential learning activity before graduation.
- The Criminology Program has established internship opportunities with several agencies including:
- Moscow Police Department
- Latah County Probation
- Latah County Youth Services
- Alternatives to Violence on the Palouse
- Idaho Fish and Game
- Idaho Department of Corrections
- Idaho State Police
- Ada County Courts
Program Description
Explore the causes and consequences of crime with the University of Idaho’s Bachelor of Science in Criminology degree. This program takes a big-picture look at the causes of crime and how society handles it. To prepare for a career in this field, students strengthen their analytical, statistical, and research skills while gaining a greater understanding of criminal behaviors and the historical factors shaping the American criminal justice system. The degree offers a multifaceted perspective, exploring subjects in homicide, policing, juvenile delinquency, psychopathy, violent crime, terrorism, social deviance, and white-collar crime.
Earn This Degree Online
Fast Facts
- Complete the criminology degree either online or on the Moscow campus.
- Full-time, online students pay in-state tuition, regardless of location.
- Criminology students can round out their studies with an optional certificate program in diversity and inclusion.
- U of I’s 2+2 program allows students with a two-year associate degree to earn their bachelor’s degree in criminology in just two years.
- You’ll have the opportunity to intern with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, probation and parole, victim services, correctional agencies, and a wide variety of other organizations.
- As another path for gaining experience, students can participate in research projects with faculty members in areas such as human rights, firearms policy, deviance, law and society, criminal justice policy, social crime in the media, and terrorism.
