Criminal Justice & Police Science at Northern Vermont University

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

Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and has a total student population of 1,999.

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.

Northern Vermont University Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at Northern Vermont University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Northern Vermont University does offer online education options in police science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Northern Vermont University Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

The police science major at Northern Vermont University 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 Northern Vermont University

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

Northern Vermont University Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 police science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Northern Vermont University. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical police science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Northern Vermont University since its program graduates 38% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Northern Vermont University with a bachelor's in police science.

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

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

Related Majors

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 VT, the home state for Northern Vermont University.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,280	$52,940
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	200	$83,060
Bailiffs	30	$40,940

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 Dasandman008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.