Criminal Justice & Police Science at New England College
If you are interested in studying criminal justice and police science, you may want to check out the program at New England College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and approximately 4,483 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 3 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.
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NEC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Police Science
- Bachelor’s Degree in Police Science
NEC Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings
The police science major at NEC 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 NEC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at New England College.
NEC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

NEC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New England College with a associate's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
NEC Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Program

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in police science at NEC 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 New England College with a bachelor's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 14 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
NEC 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 NH, the home state for New England College.
Occupation | Jobs in NH | Average Salary in NH |
---|---|---|
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | 3,100 | $58,120 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 330 | $80,370 |
Private Detectives and Investigators | 170 | $52,810 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors | 40 | $71,900 |
Bailiffs | 40 | $33,000 |
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 WikiReminder77 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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