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Criminal Justice & Police Science at College of the Desert

Criminal Justice & Police Science at College of the Desert

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 College of the Desert stacks up to those at other schools.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and has a total student population of 10,932.

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.

College of the Desert Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

College of the Desert Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Desert 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 0
White 1
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 CA, the home state for College of the Desert.

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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