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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Columbus State Community College

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

Columbus State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 27,621. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 66 students received their associate's degree in police science.

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

Columbus State Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Columbus State Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Columbus State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Columbus State Community College.

Columbus State Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

56% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at Columbus State may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Columbus State are white. Around 65% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbus State Community College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 43
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Careers That Police Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in police science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OH, the home state for Columbus State Community College.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 24,890 $61,040
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,930 $75,310
Bailiffs 1,410 $48,120
Private Detectives and Investigators 1,280 $43,060
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 540 $81,480

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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