Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wayne State University

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 Wayne State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Wayne State.

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.

Wayne State Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Wayne State 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 Wayne State 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
	78
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	510
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	846

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from Wayne State. This makes it the #88 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Wayne State Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wayne State is $34,519. This is 1% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 105 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from Wayne State in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Wayne 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Wayne State Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in criminal justice from Wayne State. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men.

Of the students who received a criminal justice master's degree from Wayne State, 68% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 Wayne 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.