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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Western Connecticut State University

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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Western Connecticut State University

Every criminal justice and police science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the police science program at Western Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and approximately 5,246 students attend the school each year.

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.

WestConn Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Police Science

WestConn Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

The police science major at WestConn 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 WestConn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Western Connecticut State University.

WestConn Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in police science from WestConn in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical police science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at WestConn since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in police science at WestConn 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 59
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

WestConn also has a doctoral program available in police science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 6,450 $71,920
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 940 $90,470

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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