2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Michigan

Ranked #69 in popularity, criminal justice is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 master's degrees in criminal justice during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice School for Your Master's Degree

The criminal justice master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Michigan ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality criminal justice program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminal Justice in Michigan

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Students Working on Their Master's

1

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

24 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Ferris State University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice. Ferris is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Big Rapids. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Michigan.

There were roughly 24 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Ferris State University

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in criminal justice needs to take a look at Michigan State University. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Michigan.

There were about 12 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Michigan State University

3

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminal justice needs to look into Grand Valley State University. GVSU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Allendale. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Michigan.

There were roughly 5 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Grand Valley State University

4

Adrian College
Adrian, MI

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Adrian College if you want to pursue a master's degree in criminal justice. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Adrian. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Michigan.

There were roughly 4 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Adrian in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Adrian College

5

University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI

2 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 2 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Detroit Mercy in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from University of Detroit Mercy

 

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	530	25
Ohio	466	22
Indiana	352	94

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Criminal Justice Related Rankings by Major

Criminal Justice is one of 13 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	29

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.