Criminal Justice & Police Science at Columbus State Community College

What traits are you looking for in a police science school? To help you decide if Columbus State Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's police science program.

Columbus State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 27,621 students attend the school each year.

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.

Columbus State Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Columbus State Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Columbus State

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

Columbus State Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

48% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Columbus State may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 OH, the home state for Columbus State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	24,890	$61,040
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1,930	$75,310
Bailiffs	1,410	$48,120
Private Detectives and Investigators	1,280	$43,060
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	540	$81,480

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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