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Criminal Justice Studies at Western Michigan University

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Criminal Justice Studies at Western Michigan University

Every criminal justice studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice studies program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

WMU Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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.

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 criminal justice studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from WMU. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% were women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 62
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

WMU also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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 Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Police and Detective Supervisors 2,380 $80,060
Correctional Officer Supervisors 970 $67,330
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 430 $79,490

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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