Its graduates have gone onto distinguish careers in public law enforcement, security, and other areas of the criminal justice system.
Graduates join elite global alumni, many who are leaders within their chosen field.
To maintain its leadership role, in 1998 the School of Criminal Justice placed its Masters of Science in Criminal Justice, with a Security Management specialization on the Internet. This brought its distinguish academic program to student's personal computer and provided advanced educational opportunities to practitioners, which were never before available. This was the first on-line degree program to be offered by MSU and in December 1999, the first group of students graduated with their MS in Criminal Justice. The program is designed to add new dimensions to the skills of career people in various areas of criminal justice and security. A number of on-line support services are available to assist students as they progress through the program.