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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Butte College

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice & Police Science, consider the program at Butte College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Butte College is located in Oroville, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 126 criminal justice & police science graduations were recorded at Butte College.

Online & Distance Learning at Butte College

Distance learning is available at Butte College. Of 10,968 students, 2,744 (25%) studied exclusively online and 3,933 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Criminal Justice & Police Science graduates at Butte College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Criminal Justice & Police Science graduates at Butte College are 13% women (17) and 87% men (109).

Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program at Butte College

Of the 10 associate’s criminal justice & police science graduates at Butte College, 20% were women (2) and 80% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice & Police Science associate’s degree recipients at Butte College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	4

Minority students account for 40% of Criminal Justice & Police Science associate’s degree recipients at Butte College, lower than the national average of 49%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice & Police Science Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice & Police Science program at Butte College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Criminal Justice & Police Science graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Private Detectives and Investigators	$71,252
Intelligence Analysts	$65,483
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$64,492
Police Identification and Records Officers	$61,847
Bailiffs	$55,588
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$50,191
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	$49,631

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.