2024 Best Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

a bachelor's degree in criminology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #53 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of criminology. Combined, these schools handed out 134 bachelor's degrees in criminology to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for criminology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Criminology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminology in Michigan

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminology.

Top Michigan Schools for a Bachelor's in Criminology

1

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

92 Annual Graduates

$35,159 Median Starting Salary

$29,000 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in criminology has to take a look at Eastern Michigan University. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

Soon after graduating, criminology bachelor's recipients typically make about $35,159 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminology from Eastern Michigan University

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University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, MI

42 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in criminology. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Dearborn.More information about a bachelor’s in criminology from University of Michigan - Dearborn

Best Criminology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Criminology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	252	373
Illinois	241	231
Indiana	235	163
Wisconsin	213	225

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminology

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Criminology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminology	134

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.