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Criminal Justice & Police Science at South College

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

South College is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 5,171. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 27 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.

South College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at South College

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.

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

  • Associate’s Degree

South College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at South College

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

South College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

74% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at South College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 37% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at South College are white. Around 85% 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 South College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 23
International Students 1
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 TN, the home state for South College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13,410 $44,600
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,400 $71,940
Bailiffs 310 $40,910
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 230 $53,670

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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