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2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 113,581 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,952 and had an average of $24,936 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 2,392 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,611 and $23,473 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice and corrections programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the criminal justice and corrections program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 24 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ferris are $7,908, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ferris State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UM Dearborn

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

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

#4

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

GVSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Grand Valley State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 17 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wayne State University

#6

Adrian College

Adrian, Michigan

With a ranking of #6, Adrian College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Adrian College is a small school located in Adrian, Michigan that handed out 4 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Adrian also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adrian College are $19,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Adrian Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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