Criminal Justice & Police Science at George Mason University
If you are interested in studying criminal justice and police science, you may want to check out the program at George Mason University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.
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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GMU Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Police Science
GMU Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings
The police science major at GMU 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 GMU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at George Mason University.
GMU Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Program

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its police science bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 34 |
Black or African American | 40 |
Hispanic or Latino | 91 |
White | 152 |
International Students | 7 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 39 |
GMU 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.
Occupation | Jobs in VA | Average Salary in VA |
---|---|---|
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | 18,080 | $56,710 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 2,980 | $98,850 |
Bailiffs | 480 | $43,430 |
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 Lucien Dalarun under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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