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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ferris State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ferris State University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at Ferris State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received their master's degree in criminal justice.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

Ferris Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Ferris Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

56% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in criminal justice each year. Ferris does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Ferris, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Accountants and Auditors 33,610 $74,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16,270 $56,270
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,790 $50,620
Computer Workers 10,900 $76,400
Correctional Officers and Jailers 9,100 $51,890

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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