Criminal Justice & Corrections at Grand Valley State University
GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year.
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.
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GVSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
GVSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings
The criminal justice major at GVSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Earnings of GVSU Criminal Justice Graduates
The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $34,822. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at GVSU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Grand Valley State University.
GVSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at GVSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 116 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
GVSU also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections
Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grand Valley State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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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 Grand Valley 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Demhem under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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