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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Butte College

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Butte College

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

Butte College is located in Oroville, California and has a total student population of 9,335.

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.

Butte College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

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

Butte College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Butte College

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

Butte College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

8% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 92% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Butte College are white. Around 69% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 CA, the home state for Butte College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 72,680 $101,380
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 11,250 $107,120
Private Detectives and Investigators 3,870 $67,970
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,260 $111,240
Bailiffs 150 $64,010

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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