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Criminal Justice at Grand Valley State University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Criminal Justice, consider the program at Grand Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Grand Valley State University sits in Allendale, MI.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 117 criminal justice degrees were awarded at Grand Valley State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Grand Valley State University

Many students take online classes at Grand Valley State University. Of 22,011 students, 1,443 (7%) studied exclusively online and 9,272 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Criminal Justice graduates at Grand Valley State University, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Criminal Justice graduates at Grand Valley State University are 74% women (87) and 26% men (30).

Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program at Grand Valley State University

Of the 110 bachelor’s criminal justice degrees awarded at Grand Valley State University, 74% were women (81) and 26% were men (29).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Grand Valley State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	75
Hispanic / Latino	12
Black / African American	11
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	9
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree recipients at Grand Valley State University, below the national average of 51%.*

Criminal Justice Master’s Program at Grand Valley State University

Of the 7 master’s criminal justice degrees awarded at Grand Valley State University, 86% were women (6) and 14% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice master’s degree recipients at Grand Valley State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of Criminal Justice master’s degree recipients at Grand Valley State University, below the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Those who complete Criminal Justice program at Grand Valley State University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.