Criminal Justice & Police Science at Austin Community College District

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & police science, you may want to check out the program at Austin Community College District. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 39,896.

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.

Austin Community College District Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Police Science (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Austin Community College District Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Austin Community College District

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

Austin Community College District Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

56% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Austin Community College District may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

Austin Community College District does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Corrections

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 Austin Community College District.

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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