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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Eastern Arizona College

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Eastern Arizona College

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

Eastern Arizona College is located in Thatcher, Arizona and has a total student population of 4,392.

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.

Eastern Arizona College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Eastern Arizona College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Eastern Arizona College does offer online courses in police science for the following degree levels:

Eastern Arizona College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Eastern Arizona College

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

Eastern Arizona College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

60% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Eastern Arizona College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

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Eastern Arizona College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Arizona College 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 3
White 2
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 AZ, the home state for Eastern Arizona College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,320 $64,640
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 5,810 $81,810
Private Detectives and Investigators 380 $53,680
Bailiffs 290 $34,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 120 $62,550

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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