U.S. News lists Criminal Justice among 'Best Grad Schools' nationally

U.S. News & World Report Best Grad Schools

Posted by Jayme Blaschke
Office of Media Relations
March 22, 2018

SAN MARCOS – The graduate program in Criminal Justice at Texas State University has been named among the Best Grad Schools in Criminology for 2018 by U.S. News and World Report.

Criminology programs combine principles of sociology, law and psychology to prepare students to deal with criminals, understand the justice system and work to prevent crime. Texas State was ranked 29th nationally in the U.S. News ranking system.

Rankings of doctoral programs in the social sciences and humanities are based solely on the results of peer assessment surveys sent to academics in each discipline. U.S. News conducted the survey of doctoral programs in criminology and criminal justice in fall 2017.

For the complete criminology listing, visit www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/criminology-rankings.

About Texas State University

Founded in 1899, Texas State University is among the largest universities in Texas with an enrollment of 38,694 students on campuses in San Marcos and Round Rock. Texas State’s 184,000-plus alumni are a powerful force in serving the economic workforce needs of Texas and throughout the world. Designated an Emerging Research University by the State of Texas, Texas State is classified under “Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity,” the second-highest designation for research institutions under the Carnegie classification system.