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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree 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 master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a master's degree.

#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 master’s degree in Michigan. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Women make up 75% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Michigan State University Report

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Michigan. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

About 79% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 21% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wayne State University Report

#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Michigan. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Women make up 56% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ferris State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in criminal justice at GVSU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Grand Valley State University Report

#5

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Out of the 8 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Adrian College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Adrian, Adrian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 38% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Adrian College Report

University of Detroit Mercy ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

About 50% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Detroit Mercy Report

#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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Madonna University Report

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

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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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