Criminal Justice & Police Science at Fitchburg State University
What traits are you looking for in a police science school? To help you decide if Fitchburg State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's police science program.Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and approximately 6,728 students attend the school each year.
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.
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Fitchburg State Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Police Science
Fitchburg State Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings
The police science major at Fitchburg State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Police Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Police Science Student Demographics at Fitchburg State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Fitchburg State University.
Fitchburg State Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Program

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in police science at Fitchburg State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fitchburg State University with a bachelor's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 22 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Fitchburg State also has a doctoral program available in police science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 MA, the home state for Fitchburg State University.
Occupation | Jobs in MA | Average Salary in MA |
---|---|---|
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | 16,830 | $69,870 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 1,340 | $101,800 |
Private Detectives and Investigators | 550 | $49,290 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors | 370 | $75,080 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Found5dollar under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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