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Criminal Justice at Michigan State University

Criminal Justice at Michigan State University

If you plan to study criminal justice, take a look at what Michigan State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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

Michigan State Criminal Justice Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Michigan State Criminal Justice Rankings

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

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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 Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to 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 10
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 163
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Michigan State Criminal Justice Master’s Program

83% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Michigan State, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Police and Detective Supervisors 2,380 $80,060
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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