by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Wayne State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in criminal justice, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Wayne State paid an average of $1,470 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $679 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,285 | $35,274 |
| Fees | $1,941 | $1,941 |
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their master’s degree from Wayne State is $50,439 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $43,748.
Wayne State does not offer an online option for its criminal justice master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wayne State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.6% of the criminal justice students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.0%.
Around 17.6% of criminal justice master’s degree recipients at Wayne State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 45%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 17 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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