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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Columbia Southern University

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and has a total student population of 18,533.

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.

Columbia Southern University Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Columbia Southern University offers distance education options for police science at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

The police science major at Columbia Southern University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Police Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Police Science Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Columbia Southern University.

Columbia Southern University Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

34% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 66% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Columbia Southern University are white. Around 60% 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 Columbia Southern University with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 59
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Columbia Southern University Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of police science bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in police science at Columbia Southern University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Southern University with a bachelor's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

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 AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,410 $45,930
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,270 $64,750
Private Detectives and Investigators 200 $54,200
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 90 $68,230
Bailiffs 90 $32,460

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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