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Biddeford, Maine has 29 accredited schools offering criminology programs, with tuition ranging from $4,140 to $48,920 per year for indexed programs. Biddeford has a population of about 22,463. Median household income is $69,794 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 30.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area, the top-earning criminology-related role is Detective and Criminal Investigator at a median $79,030 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer criminology programs near Biddeford, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Biddeford city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Biddeford. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:Accreditor: New England Commission on Higher EducationIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source:Accreditor: New England Commission on Higher EducationIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Maine schools on the Maine criminology page.
Biddeford is part of the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (BLS area code 38860). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Maine statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociologist | N/A | ME statewide | – |
| Detective and Criminal Investigator | $79,030 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $77,556 |
| Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist | $68,410 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $67,134 |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officer | $73,600 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $72,228 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 22,463 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $69,794 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 30.4% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 101.9 (above U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 29 accredited schools offering criminology programs near Biddeford. The closest is York County Community College in Wells, ME (13.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is North Shore Community College (66.0 miles). 9 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying criminology-related roles near Biddeford are: Detective and Criminal Investigator ($79,030), Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officer ($73,600), Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist ($68,410). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Maine statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
South Portland, ME is 13.9 miles from Biddeford and has its own set of local criminology programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Biddeford’s median household income of $69,794 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Biddeford while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Maine public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Biddeford:
Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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