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Criminal Justice Studies at Wayne State University

Criminal Justice Studies at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year.

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

Wayne State Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wayne State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Wayne State does offer online courses in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Wayne State Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

89% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice studies master's degree from Wayne State, 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 Wayne State University with a master's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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 Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Police and Detective Supervisors 2,380 $80,060
Correctional Officer Supervisors 970 $67,330
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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