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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Michigan

8 Colleges
$38,461 Avg Salary
$23,708 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #74 most popular major in Michigan with 79 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Michigan to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Michigan State University Report

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Michigan. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wayne State University Report

#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Out of the 8 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ferris State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adrian College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Adrian, Adrian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Adrian College Report

University of Detroit Mercy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #6 on the list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

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#7

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

With a ranking of #7, Madonna University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Northern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northern Michigan University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 182
Ohio 236
Indiana 103
Wisconsin 43

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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