Why so few Criminal Justice and Criminology majors at top law schools?

[Anonymous]

Why are they as rare as hen's teeth at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Chicago, Stanford etc.?

[Anonymous]

Because there are specific colleges for this that are much less expensive. As in, John Jay College of Criminal Justice in NYC. You don't go to Harvard to become a police officer or private investigator and such.

[Anonymous]

because it's not a serious major. It's a vocational focused major, not the liberal arts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:because it's not a serious major. It's a vocational focused major, not the liberal arts.

Is political science vocational?
It's much serious than bunch of 'liberal arts'
Liberal arts doesn't mean much anyways.
Applied math, physics, CS can be categorized as liberal arts majors.
So can art history. Huge difference though and it's not a serious major.

[Anonymous]

No schools that my kids looked at even had those majors. You can go to law school with any major, so students would be more likely to major in what they really like.

[Anonymous]

Only about 5 top 50 schools offer criminology.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are they as rare as hen's teeth at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Chicago, Stanford etc.?

because no well regarded undergrad has that major

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:because it's not a serious major. It's a vocational focused major, not the liberal arts.

Is political science vocational?
It's much serious than bunch of 'liberal arts'
Liberal arts doesn't mean much anyways.
Applied math, physics, CS can be categorized as liberal arts majors.
So can art history. Huge difference though and it's not a serious major.

What are you even talking about? Obviously, these are very different majors, but what makes one less "serious" than another? Certainly, some have more math. And other have more philosophy. Which subject is more serious??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:because it's not a serious major. It's a vocational focused major, not the liberal arts.

Is political science vocational?
It's much serious than bunch of 'liberal arts'
Liberal arts doesn't mean much anyways.
Applied math, physics, CS can be categorized as liberal arts majors.
So can art history. Huge difference though and it's not a serious major.

What are you even talking about? Obviously, these are very different majors, but what makes one less "serious" than another? Certainly, some have more math. And other have more philosophy. Which subject is more serious??

Applied math is much much much much more serious than art history.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a great major if you are interested in becoming FBI, CIA, or law officer moving up to chief, director, etc., and also bunch of government agencies and moving up. If you go to top school and major in criminal justice, you will have much better chance in those areas.

Sounds better than most humanities majors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a great major if you are interested in becoming FBI, CIA, or law officer moving up to chief, director, etc., and also bunch of government agencies and moving up. If you go to top school and major in criminal justice, you will have much better chance in those areas.

Sounds better than most humanities majors.

This. It’s an excellent major for a lot of professional fields.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:because it's not a serious major. It's a vocational focused major, not the liberal arts.

Is political science vocational?
It's much serious than bunch of 'liberal arts'
Liberal arts doesn't mean much anyways.
Applied math, physics, CS can be categorized as liberal arts majors.
So can art history. Huge difference though and it's not a serious major.

What are you even talking about? Obviously, these are very different majors, but what makes one less "serious" than another? Certainly, some have more math. And other have more philosophy. Which subject is more serious??

Applied math is much much much much more serious than art history.

DP. But what do you qualify as "serious." I respect it as a serious field, well cause I think Art museums in art culture has importance and relevance to others?
Where does Pure Math fit on the serious scale, or quantitative social sciences?

[Anonymous]

I've never met a bright student who majors in Criminology. You need to be bright to get into a top law school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:because it's not a serious major. It's a vocational focused major, not the liberal arts.

Is political science vocational?
It's much serious than bunch of 'liberal arts'
Liberal arts doesn't mean much anyways.
Applied math, physics, CS can be categorized as liberal arts majors.
So can art history. Huge difference though and it's not a serious major.

What are you even talking about? Obviously, these are very different majors, but what makes one less "serious" than another? Certainly, some have more math. And other have more philosophy. Which subject is more serious??

Applied math is much much much much more serious than art history.

DP. But what do you qualify as "serious." I respect it as a serious field, well cause I think Art museums in art culture has importance and relevance to others?
Where does Pure Math fit on the serious scale, or quantitative social sciences?

You can try to argue all you want but everyone knows it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:because it's not a serious major. It's a vocational focused major, not the liberal arts.

Is political science vocational?
It's much serious than bunch of 'liberal arts'
Liberal arts doesn't mean much anyways.
Applied math, physics, CS can be categorized as liberal arts majors.
So can art history. Huge difference though and it's not a serious major.

What are you even talking about? Obviously, these are very different majors, but what makes one less "serious" than another? Certainly, some have more math. And other have more philosophy. Which subject is more serious??

Applied math is much much much much more serious than art history.

DP. But what do you qualify as "serious." I respect it as a serious field, well cause I think Art museums in art culture has importance and relevance to others?
Where does Pure Math fit on the serious scale, or quantitative social sciences?

You can try to argue all you want but everyone knows it.

Knows what? Make clear arguments, use logic like the math majors please!