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Criminal Justice Studies at Des Moines Area Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Criminal Justice Studies, consider the program at Des Moines Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Des Moines Area Community College is in Ankeny, IA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 16 criminal justice studies degrees were granted at Des Moines Area Community College.

Online Class Availability at Des Moines Area Community College

Distance learning is available at Des Moines Area Community College. Of 23,697 students, 5,497 (23%) studied exclusively online and 4,917 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Des Moines Area Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Criminal Justice Studies graduates at Des Moines Area Community College are 69% women (11) and 31% men (5).

Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program at Des Moines Area Community College

Among the 16 associate’s criminal justice studies degrees awarded at Des Moines Area Community College, 69% were women (11) and 31% were men (5).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice Studies associate’s degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	2
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 25% of Criminal Justice Studies associate’s degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College, below the national average of 53%.*

*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 Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice Studies program at Des Moines Area Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Remote Sensing Technicians	$99,834
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$95,957
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,129
Quality Control Analysts	$53,423
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

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.