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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan” ranking.
With 113,121 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,345 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 21 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 bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olivet College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan. Olivet College is a small school located in Olivet, Michigan that handed out 35 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Olivet
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Superior State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan. Lake Superior State University is a small public school situated in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. It awarded 46 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Superior State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan. Ferris State University is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 301 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ferris State University
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Finlandia University landed the #4 spot on the list. Finlandia is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hancock, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s 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
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Siena Heights University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Adrian, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 56 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Siena Heights University
Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Ann Arbor Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Adrian College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. Adrian, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Adrian College
Madonna University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #8. Livonia, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
Saginaw Valley State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. Saginaw Valley State University is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saginaw Valley State University
Northern Michigan University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. Marquette, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northern Michigan University
With a ranking of #11, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 147 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Michigan University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 106 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Oakland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Oakland University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Baker College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #14. Owosso, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 30 students 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 full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Baker College
Wayne State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wayne State University
University of Michigan - Flint came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. UM Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 158 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Michigan State University
Grace Christian University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan list. Grace Christian University is a small school located in Wyoming, Michigan that handed out 2 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Spring Arbor University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Spring Arbor University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Detroit Mercy did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #20. This medium-sized school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Michigan ranking. UM Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UM Dearborn
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