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Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice & Police Science

Basic Certificates in Criminal Justice & Police Science

8,197 Yearly Graduations
25% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 39% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.1% of police science graduates were international students.


 

Education Levels of Police Science Majors

During the 2021-2022 academic year, 8,197 students earned their basic certificate 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 Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for police science majors with their basic certificate 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 basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in police science. About 74.6% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 6,119
Women 2,078
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The racial-ethnic distribution of police science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 174
Black or African American 861
Hispanic or Latino 1,821
White 4,644
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 691
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to police science that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 3,101
Criminal Justice Studies 2,521
Corrections 2,169
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 364
Security & Loss Prevention Services 229

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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