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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wayne State University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wayne State University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Wayne State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

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.

Wayne State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Wayne State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at Wayne 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 Wayne State Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wayne State is $34,519. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% 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 Wayne State

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

Wayne State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminal justice program at Wayne State awarded 105 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Wayne 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 32
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 59
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Wayne 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayne State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree 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 Wayne 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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