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Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice & Police Science

Bachelor’s Degrees in Criminal Justice & Police Science

2,819 Yearly Graduations
54% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 53% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 0.5% of police science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Police Science Majors

In 2021-2022, 2,819 earned their bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their bachelor's degree in police science. About 53.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,299
Women 1,520
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The racial-ethnic distribution of police science bachelor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 91
Black or African American 425
Hispanic or Latino 850
White 1,214
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 224
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to police science that offer bachelor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 31,240
Criminal Justice 13,825
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 1,762
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Securities Services Management 363

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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