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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Purdue University Global

What traits are you looking for in a police science school? To help you decide if Purdue University Global is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's police science program.

Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 43,927 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 14 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.

Purdue University Global Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue University Global

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue University Global offers distance education options for police science at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

Purdue University Global Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

14% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Purdue University Global are white. Around 64% 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 Purdue University Global with a associate's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Global.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	12,340	$55,310
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1,050	$75,150
Bailiffs	580	$37,440
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	280	$50,360
Private Detectives and Investigators	210	$48,250

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*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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