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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Madison Area Technical College

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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Madison Area Technical College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and police science, you may want to check out the program at Madison Area Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Madison College is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 13,057. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 49 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.

Madison College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Madison College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Madison College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Madison Area Technical College.

Madison College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

45% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at Madison College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Madison College are white. Around 61% 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 Madison Area Technical College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 WI, the home state for Madison Area Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,260 $62,040
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,280 $76,590
Private Detectives and Investigators 270 $43,790
Bailiffs 190 $31,320
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 180 $72,160

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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