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Criminal Justice at Ferris State University

Criminal Justice at Ferris State University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Ferris State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165.

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

Ferris Criminal Justice Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Ferris Criminal Justice 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 Master’s Program

75% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Ferris, 56% 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 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
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
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Police and Detective Supervisors 2,380 $80,060
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 430 $79,490

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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