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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Michigan State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Michigan State University

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what Michigan State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

Michigan State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

75% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 20 students who graduated with a master’s in criminal justice from Michigan State in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Michigan State, 55% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 Michigan 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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