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Criminal Justice at College of the Desert

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Criminal Justice at College of the Desert

If you plan to study criminal justice, take a look at what College of the Desert has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and has a total student population of 10,932. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 86 students received their associate's degree in criminal justice.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice section at the bottom of this page.

College of the Desert Criminal Justice Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

College of the Desert Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at College of the Desert

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at College of the Desert.

College of the Desert Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

60% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Desert with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 70
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for College of the Desert.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Police and Detective Supervisors 4,950 $154,430
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,260 $111,240

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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