2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Michigan

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 master's degrees in criminal justice during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice School for Your Master's Degree

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality criminal justice program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminal Justice in Michigan

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Students Working on Their Master's

1

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

24 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Ferris State University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice. Ferris is a fairly large public university located in the town of Big Rapids. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Michigan.

There were roughly 24 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in criminal justice needs to check out Michigan State University. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Michigan.

There were roughly 12 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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3

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminal justice has to check out Grand Valley State University. GVSU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Allendale. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Michigan.

There were roughly 5 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year.

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4

Adrian College
Adrian, MI

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Adrian College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in criminal justice. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Adrian. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Michigan.

There were approximately 4 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Adrian in the most recent data year.

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5

University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI

2 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 2 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Detroit Mercy in the most recent year we have data available.

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.