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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Michigan State University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at Michigan State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and approximately 49,695 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.

Michigan State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Michigan State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Michigan State 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.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Michigan State Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $37,461. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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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 Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 158 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from Michigan State. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 110
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Michigan State 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 Michigan State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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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