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Criminal Justice Studies at Des Moines Area Community College

Criminal Justice Studies at Des Moines Area Community College

If you plan to study criminal justice studies, take a look at what Des Moines Area Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and has a total student population of 23,051.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

DMACC Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

DMACC Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at DMACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

DMACC Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

64% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice studies at DMACC are white. Around 59% 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 Des Moines Area Community College with a associate's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,080 $81,800
Correctional Officer Supervisors 240 $69,790
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 130 $88,750

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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