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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saginaw Valley State University

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

Saginaw Valley State University is located in University Center, Michigan and has a total student population of 8,028. Of the 1,392 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saginaw Valley State University in 2021, 65 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

Saginaw Valley State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Saginaw Valley State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Saginaw Valley State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Saginaw Valley State University 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.

Ranking Type Rank
139
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 207
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 309
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 358

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from Saginaw Valley State University Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Saginaw Valley State University is $37,746. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% 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 Saginaw Valley State University

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

Saginaw Valley State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 65 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Saginaw Valley State University in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Saginaw Valley State University 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 Saginaw Valley State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 41
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Saginaw Valley State University also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Saginaw Valley 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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