Criminal Justice Studies at Southwestern Michigan College

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 Southwestern Michigan College stacks up to those at other schools.

SMC is located in Dowagiac, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,759.

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.

SMC Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

SMC Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

57% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice studies only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice studies at SMC are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern Michigan College with a associate's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Southwestern Michigan College.

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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