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Undergraduate Certificate in Criminal Justice & Police Science

Undergraduate Certificates in Criminal Justice & Police Science

2,471 Yearly Graduations
28% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 46% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.1% of police science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Police Science Majors

In 2021-2022, 2,471 undergraduate certificates were awarded to police science majors. 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 Undergraduate Certificates

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 calculate the median and range of debt loads for police science students who are undergraduate certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in police science. About 71.5% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,767
Women 704
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The racial-ethnic distribution of police science undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 44
Black or African American 149
Hispanic or Latino 796
White 1,253
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 227
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to police science that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 1,525
Criminal Justice 724
Security & Loss Prevention Services 277
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 135
Securities Services Management 70

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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