Criminology Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Criminology FdA Hugh Baird College - - - £8000 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology with Psychology (Top-up) BA Hull College - - - £7500 - - Hull On campus Full-time
Criminology with Psychology FD Hull College - - - £7500 - - Hull On campus Full-time
Criminology (Top Up) BA (Hons) Hugh Baird College - - - £8500 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Conservation Biology and Criminology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology and Sociology with Foundation Year BA (Hons) St Mary's University, Twickenham 60% 0% 15% £9250 £16320 113 Twickenham On campus Full-time
Criminology with Law BA (Hons) The University of Winchester 65% 6% 10% £9250 £16700 120 Winchester On campus Full-time
Criminology with Integrated Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Sunderland 71% 5% 10% £9250 £16000 50 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Criminology and Sociology BA (Hons) The University of Nottingham 75% 5% 7% £9250 £20500 171 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Criminology and Sociology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 0% £9250 £12500 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Sociology and Criminology BA (Hons) University of Essex 64% 0% 0% £9250 £19500 160 Colchester On campus Full-time
Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) University of Huddersfield 69% 9% 20% £9250 £16500 130 Huddersfield On campus Full-time Sandwich
Criminology BA (Hons) University of West London 78% 15% 10% £9250 £16250 130 Ealing On campus Full-time
Criminology with Placement and Social Sciences Foundation Year BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 0% 10% £9250 £13020 £14000 115 Southampton On campus Full-time
Psychology with Criminology BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 79% 5% 16% £9250 £16085 135 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Criminology and Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) University of Chichester 81% 5% 10% £9250 £15840 £16344 131 Chichester On campus Full-time
Criminology and English Language BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 118 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Psychology and Criminology BSc (Hons) Aberystwyth University 100% 0% 0% £9000 £16520 124 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Criminology with Law (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Teesside University - 5% 20% £9250 £15000 £17000 125 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Business and Management and Criminology BA/BSc (Hons) Bath Spa University 80% 0% 12% £9250 £15750 118 Bath On campus Full-time
Criminology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Teesside University 75% 4% 10% £9250 £15000 £17000 118 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Psychology with Criminology & Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 57% 5% 5% £9000 £12600 125 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Psychology with Criminal Investigation BSc (Hons) University of West London 88% 5% 5% £9250 £16250 100 Ealing On campus Full-time
Criminology and Politics BA/BSc (Hons) Oxford Brookes University 79% 0% 10% £9250 £15950 116 Oxford On campus Full-time
Psychology with Criminology BSc (Hons) De Montfort University 69% 10% 5% £9250 £15750 £16250 133 Leicester On campus Full-time
Criminology and Human Biology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology with Social Sciences Foundation Year BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 0% 10% £9250 £13020 £14000 115 Southampton On campus Full-time
Criminology and Psychology BSc (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 82% 4% 5% £9250 £15860 £16655 117 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Criminology and Sociology BA/BSc (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 67% 0% 20% £9250 £15000 £15450 119 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) University of Sussex 55% 0% 5% £9250 £21500 138 Brighton On campus Full-time
Law with Criminology with Foundation Year LLB (Hons) The University of Law 73% 4% 0% £9250 £16700 70 Guildford On campus Full-time
Criminology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Derby 75% 6% 30% £9250 £14900 76 Derby On campus Full-time
Sociology and Criminology BSc (Hons) University of Greenwich 92% 0% 20% £9250 £16150 £17000 119 London On campus Full-time
Psychology with Criminology BSc (Hons) University of Hull 71% 0% 0% £9250 £9250 £18300 £19500 117 Hull On campus Full-time
Criminology with Psychology BA (Hons) University of West London - 5% 0% £9250 £16250 111 Ealing On campus Full-time
Criminology BSc (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 65% 5% 3% £9250 £22000 149 Loughborough On campus Full-time Sandwich
Criminology and Criminal Psychology BSc (Hons) University of Greenwich 68% 10% 4% £9250 £16150 £17000 121 London On campus Full-time
Criminology BSc (Hons) Teesside University 75% 4% 10% £9250 £15000 £17000 118 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
History and Criminology (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex 67% 0% 8% £9250 £19500 126 Colchester On campus Full-time
Criminology with Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons) University of Cumbria 72% 5% 5% £9250 £13250 123 Carlisle On campus Full-time
Criminology and Law (with Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 80% 0% 12% £9250 £15750 118 Bath On campus Full-time
Creative Writing and Criminology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 109 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology with Psychology BA (Hons) De Montfort University 59% 15% 10% £9250 £15250 £15750 116 Leicester On campus Full-time
Criminology BSc (Hons) University of Exeter 73% 0% 0% £9250 £23700 161 Exeter On campus Full-time
Law and Criminology (Integrated) LLB (Hons) Cardiff University 72% 3% 3% £9000 £20450 £22950 157 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Criminology and Human Biology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology and Law BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 80% 0% 12% £9250 £15750 118 Bath On campus Full-time
Sociology and Criminology BA (Hons) University of the Highlands and Islands 95% 15% 20% £9250 £6120 £13980 £6960 155 Inverness On campus Full-time
Criminology with Forensic Science BA (Hons) University of Hull 27% 5% 0% £9250 £15400 117 Hull On campus Full-time
Criminology with Foundation BA (Hons) University of Westminster 83% 8% 9% £9250 £15400 98 London On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BSc (Hons) Ulster University 76% 4% 3% £9250 £15840 £16320 128 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice BA University of Greenwich 80% 10% 8% £9250 £16150 £17000 124 London On campus Full-time
Criminology and Philosophy & Ethics BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 82% 0% 10% £9250 £12500 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Sociology with Criminology with Foundation Year BA (Hons) York St John University 75% 1% 12% £9250 £14000 117 York On campus Full-time
Criminology and Forensic Studies BSc (Hons) University of Portsmouth 81% 7% 8% £9250 £18100 £17200 140 Portsmouth On campus Full-time Sandwich
Sociology with Criminology BA (Hons) University of Chichester 83% 1% 10% £9250 £15840 £16344 125 Chichester On campus Full-time
Psychology and Criminology BSc (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 10% 0% £9250 £15000 £15000 105 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Criminology and Sociology BA (Hons) University of Hull 90% 15% 6% £9250 £15400 115 Hull On campus Full-time
Criminology and Sociology BSc (Hons) City University London 55% 20% 5% £9250 £19330 126 London On campus Full-time
Criminology MSc Staffordshire University 87% 0% 5% £9250 £16750 103 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) Middlesex University 68% 10% 10% £9250 £15100 £16600 113 London On campus Full-time
Criminology and Social Policy BA (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 73% 2% 15% £9250 £20800 145 Belfast On campus Full-time
Law and Criminology LLB (Hons) The University of Sheffield 71% 2% 5% £9250 £22680 153 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Criminology and Law BA (Hons) University of East London 54% 10% 15% £9250 £14160 £14820 105 London On campus Full-time
Criminology with Police Studies BA (Hons) York St John University 56% 1% 15% £9250 £14000 110 York On campus Full-time
Criminology and Social Care (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 127 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 71% 0% 5% £9250 £12500 124 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology and Theology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Sociology and Criminology BSc (Hons) University of Southampton 78% 10% 15% £9250 £22300 157 Southampton On campus Full-time
Criminology and Psychology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 66% 5% 8% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Psychology and Criminology BSc (Hons) University of Bradford 66% 10% 9% £9250 £18628 121 Bradford On campus Full-time
Criminology and Sociology BA (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 83% 2% 10% £9250 £20800 158 Belfast On campus Full-time
Law and Criminology LLB (Hons) The University of York 76% 1% 0% £9250 £23700 149 York On campus Full-time
Criminology and Law BA (Hons) Leeds Trinity University 76% 5% 5% £9250 £12000 116 Leeds On campus Full-time
Criminology with Criminal Law (Including Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex 67% 0% 8% £9250 £19500 122 Colchester On campus Full-time
Criminology (with a Placement Year) BSc (Hons) Staffordshire University - - - £9250 £16750 - Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time Sandwich
Criminology and Social Policy BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology and Media & Communication (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology with Forensic Investigation BA (Hons) University of West London - 15% 0% £9250 £16250 118 Ealing On campus Full-time
Criminology and Sociology BSc (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 65% 0% 5% £9250 £22000 158 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Criminology: Vulnerability and Social Care BSc University of Sunderland 71% 5% 7% £9250 £16000 101 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Criminology and Criminal Justice (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of South Wales - 0% 10% £9000 £12600 129 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Criminology BSc (Hons) University of Derby 81% 5% 10% £9250 £14900 127 Derby On campus Full-time
Law with Criminology (Including Year Abroad) LLB (Hons) University of Essex 77% 2% 5% £9250 £20500 121 Colchester On campus Full-time
Criminology with Foundation Year BA (Hons) York St John University 93% 2% 6% £9250 £14000 131 York On campus Full-time
Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) University of Derby 79% 6% 25% £9250 £14900 119 Derby On campus Full-time
History and Criminology BA (Hons) University of Essex 67% 0% 8% £9250 £18585 126 Colchester On campus Full-time
Criminology BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 0% 10% £9250 £15000 £16125 115 Southampton On campus Full-time
Criminology and Law with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 0% 10% £9250 £15000 92 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Psychology and Criminology with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 10% 18% £9250 £15000 £15000 93 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
LLB Law and Criminal Justice LLB (Hons) University of Roehampton 75% 0% 13% £9250 £15000 104 Roehampton On campus Full-time
Criminology with Criminal Law BA (Hons) University of Essex 67% 0% 5% £9250 £19500 142 Colchester On campus Full-time
Criminology and Information Technology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 82% 0% 10% £9250 £12500 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology BA (Hons) Bournemouth University 79% 3% 13% £9250 £17800 116 Poole On campus Full-time
Psychology with Criminology BSc (Hons) University of Sussex 68% 0% 5% £9250 £25000 133 Brighton On campus Full-time
Criminology and Mathematics BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 95% 5% 10% £9250 £12500 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Archaeology and Criminology BA (Hons) University of the Highlands and Islands 91% 0% 20% £9250 £6120 £13980 £6960 139 Inverness On campus Full-time
Criminology and Sociology BA (Hons) University of Sussex 82% 5% 10% £9250 £21500 128 Brighton On campus Full-time
Criminology and Sociology BSc (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 84% 0% 10% £9250 £19600 127 Egham On campus Full-time
Computer Science and Criminology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 80% 15% 9% £9250 £12500 122 Liverpool On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
70 /100
62911 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Criminology

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £23013 £20757 £24208
25-75 percentile range £19989 - £26124 £15689 - £25435 £18599 - £30307
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Criminology courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22868 £20683 £24646
25-75 percentile range £20296 - £26299 £16389 - £25083 £19345 - £30283
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Criminology

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

Among graduates of Criminology who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Criminology

  • Central and Local Government
  • The Police
  • Prison and Probation Services
  • The Court Services
  • Security Services
  • Non- Profit- Making Organisations
  • Private Security
  • Law Practices
  • Criminal Intelligence Services
  • Counselling
  • Educational Institutions

Specialisations within Criminology

  • Sociology of crimes and ethics
  • Law enforcement administration
  • Crime detection and investigation
  • Criminalistics
  • Criminal law and jurisprudence
  • Correctional administration
  • Criminal rehabilitation
  • Crime prevention

Jobs of graduates of Criminology (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Criminology at Anglia Ruskin University

15% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
10% Elementary occupations
10% Protective service occupations
10% Caring personal services
10% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5% Administrative occupations
5% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Elementary occupations
5% Teaching Professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Grading Distribution

Students of Criminology in the UK received the following grades.

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Criminology

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Criminology, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Criminology is the systematic study of crime, criminal behaviour, causes and prevention.

The median salary of graduates of Criminology was £23013 15 months after graduation, £20757 3 years after graduation and £24208 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Criminology studies:
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Law (Honours) - LLB (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc