Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Detroit Mercy

Every criminal justice and corrections 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 program at University of Detroit Mercy stacks up to those at other schools.

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 4,987. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Detroit Mercy.

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.

Detroit Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Detroit Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminal justice programs across the country. The following shows how Detroit Mercy performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Detroit Mercy 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
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	681
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	818
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	1,654

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Detroit Mercy. This makes it the #256 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Detroit Mercy

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of Detroit Mercy.

Detroit Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Detroit Mercy in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Detroit Mercy 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 University of Detroit Mercy with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Detroit Mercy Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Detroit Mercy in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Detroit Mercy, 100% 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 University of Detroit Mercy with a master's in criminal justice.

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

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

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology

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 University of Detroit Mercy.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Pfretz13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.