Storm Lake, Iowa · Private Non-Profit
Criminology at Buena Vista University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 8 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.6% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~8
- Schools with reported signal
- 220
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 77.6%
- Graduation rate
- 61.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $18,846/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $75,384
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,156/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 220 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,279 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($8,187 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 61% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX · 2.2% reported share · $4,666 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 6.7% reported share · $7,000 net A+ 
Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood, PA · 1.7% reported share · $5,167 net A+ University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI · 2.5% reported share · $9,492 net A 
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA · 1.1% reported share · $11,531 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Criminology accounts for 0.6% of reported programs at Buena Vista University, which is bigger than 19% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 8 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Buena Vista University's average net price is $18,846 per year, about $75,384 over four years. That is $1,279 below the $20,125 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,156 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,187 below the $57,343 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Buena Vista University #135 of 220 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.