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Explore what Criminology graduates do

Studying a Criminology degree will help you to develop strong analytical, research, and critical thinking skills as you explore crime, criminalisation, and victimisation. These skills prepare you for a wide variety of careers in criminal justice, social policy, research and beyond.

Criminology graduates from Exeter commonly work in the following sectors:

While these sectors are popular among Criminology graduates, alumni from your course enter a broad range of jobs, sectors and further study, as you can see below.

Interested in career options that directly relate to your discipline or where your degree gives you a strong advantage? Start by exploring: 

Destinations of Exeter Criminology graduates

Each year, UK graduates are surveyed 15 months after finishing their degrees via the .

Graduates from your discipline have entered a wide range of job roles. You can explore some recent examples below.*

To learn more about these roles, browse the . For more detailed insights into each area of work, visit our employment sector pages.
Accountancy, Banking and Finance
  • Assistant Accountant
  • People Advisory Services Consultant
  • Credit Analyst
Business Analytics, Strategy and Consulting 
  • Graduate Business Consultant
  • Management Consultant
  • Recruitment Consultant
Business Operations and Management
  • Early Careers and Development Assistant (HR)
  • HR Graduate Scheme
  • Lettings Negotiator
  • Recruitment Consultant
Education and Teaching
  • Graduate Sports Assistant
  • Learning Support Mentor
  • Literacy Coach
  • Teacher (Primary)
Emergency and Uniformed Services
  • Detective Consultable
  • Police Officer
  • Probation Case Administrator
IT, Data and Tech
  • Cyber Security Analyst
  • Data Scientist
  • IT Lead
Law and Legal
  • Client Services (Law firm)
  • Paralegal
Politics, Government and the Public Sector
  • Civil Servant (Government Department)
  • Court Clerk
  • Crown Court Clerk
  • Researcher (Police Force)
Remember…

Most employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.

Graduates from your discipline have gone on to work for a range of employers. You can explore some recent examples below.*

For tips on researching an employer, visit our researching employers page.

Graduates from your discipline have pursued various programmes of further study. You can explore some recent examples below.**

To learn more about pursuing further study visit our postgraduate study page.
Further study related to your discipline 
  • MSc Crime Science
  • MSc Security and Data Science
Further study in other disciplines
  • MA Conflict, Security and Development
  • MA Publishing
  • MSc Applied Social Data Science
  • MSc Psychology (Conversion)
  • MSc Forensic Psychology
  • MSc HR Management
  • SWIFT (South West Institute of Teaching) Initial Teacher Training

Useful resources

  • Discover what matters to you in a future career using our Know Yourself page.
  • Explore your career options using our Employment Sectors page. 
  • Consider your further study options by visiting our postgraduate study page.
  • Browse 樱花动漫 alumni career paths using the University's and LinkedIn's (LinkedIn account required).
  • View national graduate destinations for your discipline in the report. Please note it does not cover all disciplines.

*Data is based on responses from full-time, UK-domiciled students who graduated between 2018/19 and 2022/23, as reported in the .

**Individual course titles are taken from the 樱花动漫’s Career Destination Surveys (2018/19 to 2023/24).