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Criminalistics and Criminal Science Major

Criminalistics and Criminal Science

Types of Degrees Criminalistics and Criminal Science Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many criminalistics and criminal science graduations there were in 2021-2022 for each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 362
Undergraduate Certificate 74
Basic Certificate 18
Associate Degree 9

Who Is Getting an Associate’s Degree in Criminalistics and Criminal Science?

9 Associate's Degrees Annually
67% Percent Women
44% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This major is dominated by women with about 67% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of criminalistics and criminal science majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Online Criminalistics and Criminal Science Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 2 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 4 0
Bachelor’s Degree 2 1
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 6 2
Post-Master’s 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 1 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to criminalistics and criminal science.

Major Number of Grads
Forensic Science and Technology 4,334
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism 1,829
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy 555
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation 345
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis 174
Security Science and Technology, General 47
Geospatial Intelligence 13
Security Science and Technology (Other) 0

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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