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:
- Business Analytics, Strategy and Consulting
- Business Operations and Management
- Emergency and Uniformed Services
- IT, Data and Tech
- Law and Legal Services
- Politics, Government and Public Sector
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: What can I do with a Criminology degree?
Destinations of Exeter Criminology graduates
Each year, UK graduates are surveyed 15 months after finishing their degrees via the Graduate Outcomes survey.
Graduates from your discipline have entered a wide range of job roles. You can explore some recent examples below.*
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)
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.*
- British Telecom
- CQS
- Cambridgeshire Police
- Cornwall Council
- EY
- Gwent Police
- HM Prison and Probation Service
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
- Hitachi Energy
- KPMG
- Metropolitan Police
- NHS
- Ofcom
- Roke
- Runnymede Borough Council
- Trevanna Post
- University of Exeter
- University of Surrey
- Weil, Gotshal and Manges
- West Midlands Police
- West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office
Graduates from your discipline have pursued various programmes of further study. You can explore some recent examples below.**
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 Exeter alumni career paths using the University's alumni profiles database and LinkedIn's University of Exeter Alumni Tool (LinkedIn account required).
- View national graduate destinations for your discipline in the What do graduates do? 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 Graduate Outcomes surveys.
**Individual course titles are taken from the University of Exeter’s Career Destination Surveys (2018/19 to 2023/24).