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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$18,937 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,094 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for criminal justice students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

Check out the criminal justice master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in Michigan for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.

GVSU also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Grand Valley State University

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Michigan. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

Michigan State also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Michigan State University

#4

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Madonna University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Madonna graduate students pay an average of $16,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Madonna University

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wayne State University Report

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 2,805
Illinois 2,483
Indiana 2,249
Wisconsin 1,134

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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