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Associate Degree in Criminal Justice & Police Science

Associate Degrees in Criminal Justice & Police Science

7,363 Yearly Graduations
45% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with male students, and about 47% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of police science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Police Science Majors

In 2021-2022, 7,363 earned their associate degree in police science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in police science at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 8,197
Associate Degree 7,363
Bachelor’s Degree 2,819
Undergraduate Certificate 2,471

Earnings of Police Science Majors With Associate Degrees

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for police science majors with their associate degree due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for police science students who are associate degree holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue associate degrees in police science. About 54.6% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 4,023
Women 3,340
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The racial-ethnic distribution of police science associate degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 198
Black or African American 969
Hispanic or Latino 1,928
White 3,682
International Students 40
Other Races/Ethnicities 546
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to police science that offer associate degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Investigation/Interviewing 28,100
Cultural/Archaeological Protection 10,992
Criminal Justice 10,992
Criminal Justice Studies 7,460
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 1,262

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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