2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Criminal Justice for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$27,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Criminal Justice for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 32,891 people earned their degree in criminal justice, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States.
Across Michigan, there were 649 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Criminal Justice for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Criminal Justice for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Criminal Justice for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Criminal Justice for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ferris State University is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ferris, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Of the 11,165 students enrolled at Ferris, 377 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 189 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,426. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ferris does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ferris]](/colleges/ferris-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 20 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan State also made our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 49,695 students enrolled at Michigan State University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Michigan State University]](/colleges/michigan-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.