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Criminal Justice & Police Science at George Washington University

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Criminal Justice & Police Science at George Washington University

Every criminal justice and police science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the police science program at George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017.

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.

GWU Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Police Science

GWU Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

The police science major at GWU 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 GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at George Washington University.

GWU Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 police science majors earned their bachelor's degree from GWU. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in police science at GWU 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 George Washington University with a bachelor's in police science.

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

GWU also has a doctoral program available in police science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 5,450 $74,940
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 3,050 $122,460
Private Detectives and Investigators 180 $72,190
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 90 $123,320

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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