Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Michigan 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 Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from WMU.

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.

WMU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

WMU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at WMU 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 Schools	271
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	342
	356

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from WMU Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $33,123. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 106 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice from WMU in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	62
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

WMU 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 Western Michigan 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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.