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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Amarillo College

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Amarillo College

Every criminal justice & police science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the police science program at Amarillo College stacks up to those at other schools.

Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and has a total student population of 9,079.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Police Science section at the bottom of this page.

Amarillo College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Amarillo College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Amarillo College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Amarillo College.

Amarillo College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

20% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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Amarillo College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Amarillo College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Police Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in police science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Amarillo College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 60,260 $61,870
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 15,930 $79,950
Private Detectives and Investigators 1,570 $49,250
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,220 $68,040

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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