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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Prairie State College

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

Prairie State College is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,716. 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.

Prairie State College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Police Science (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Prairie State College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Prairie State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Prairie State College.

Prairie State College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

100% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at Prairie State College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 63% more women than average.

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Prairie State College 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 Prairie State College with a associate's in police science.

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

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 IL, the home state for Prairie State College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 2,940 $87,470
Bailiffs 1,550 $57,220
Private Detectives and Investigators 860 $60,630
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 600 $62,280

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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