by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 2,393 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,461 and $23,708 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 670 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,608 and $18,344 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 40 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice and corrections in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Superior State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan. Sault Ste Marie, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lake Superior State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alpena Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. Alpena Community College is a small school located in Alpena, Michigan that handed out 14 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Alpena Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta College landed the #3 spot on the list. Delta College is a public institution located in University Center, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Delta College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Clair County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. Located in Port Huron, Michigan, this small public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schoolcraft College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized school located in Livonia, Michigan that handed out 50 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Schoolcraft College
Southwestern Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #6. Southwestern Michigan College is a small school located in Dowagiac, Michigan that handed out 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Bay de Noc Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. Bay College is a small school located in Escanaba, Michigan that handed out 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Jackson College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. Jackson College is located in Jackson, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Jackson College
Mid Michigan College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. Harrison, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mid Michigan College
North Central Michigan College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. NCMC is a public institution located in Petoskey, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Kirtland Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. Kirtland Community College is a small public school situated in Roscommon, Michigan. It awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kirtland Community College
Monroe County Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Monroe, Michigan, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Monroe County Community College
Kellogg Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. Kellogg Community College is located in Battle Creek, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kellogg Community College
Gogebic Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. Gogebic Community College is a small public school situated in Ironwood, Michigan. It awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Gogebic Community College
Grand Rapids Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. This fairly large school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 38 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Grand Rapids Community College
West Shore Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #16. West Shore Community College is a small public school situated in Scottville, Michigan. It awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Shore Community College
Kalamazoo Valley Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 17 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #18. Ferris is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 67 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Baker College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owosso, Michigan. It awarded 35 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Baker College
With a ranking of #20, Macomb Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Warren, Michigan. It awarded 47 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Macomb Community College
Wayne County Community College District landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Wayne County Community College District Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #22, Finlandia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. Finlandia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hancock, Michigan. It awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Finlandia University
Henry Ford College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. Henry Ford College is a fairly large public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 24 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Henry Ford College
With a ranking of #24, Oakland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It awarded 36 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Oakland Community College
Mott Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #25. Mott Community College is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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