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Criminal Justice at Grand Valley State University

147 Bachelor's Degrees
9 Master's Degrees
#56 Overall Quality
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how GVSU ranks in comparison to other schools with criminal justice programs.

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Criminal Justice Degrees Available at GVSU

GVSU Criminal Justice Rankings

The bachelor's program at GVSU was ranked #56 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #5 in Michigan.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 13
Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 14
Best Criminal Justice Colleges for Veterans 15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $30-$48k) 15
Best Criminal Justice Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $0-$30k) 18
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $48-$75k) 20
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $30-$48k) 20
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $0-$30k) 21
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $48-$75k) 26
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Criminal Justice Graduates 29
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice 31
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $75-$110k) 32
Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools 35
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $75-$110k) 36
Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools 37
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (With Aid) 38
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income Over $110k) 38
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income Over $110k) 39
Best Criminal Justice Graduate Degree Schools 39
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice 39
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice 42
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (With Aid) 46
Best Criminal Justice Schools 56
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $30-$48k) 62
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $0-$30k) 70
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice 73
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $48-$75k) 78
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Graduates 87
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $75-$110k) 103
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income Over $110k) 104
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice (With Aid) 119
Highest Paid Criminal Justice Graduates 128

Popularity of Criminal Justice at GVSU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Grand Valley State University handed out 147 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice. This is a decrease of 11% over the previous year when 165 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from GVSU. This makes it the #74 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Criminal Justice Student Diversity at GVSU

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

GVSU Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program

Of the 147 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in criminal justice from GVSU in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 79% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 116
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 4

GVSU Criminal Justice Master’s Program

The criminal justice program at GVSU awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Grand Valley State University with a master's in criminal justice.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 0

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