Criminal Justice & Police Science at Ferris State University

Every criminal justice & police science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the police science program at Ferris State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165.

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.

Ferris Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

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

Ferris Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

The police science major at Ferris 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 Ferris

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

Ferris Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Ferris may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Ferris are white. Around 66% 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 Ferris State University with a associate's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Ferris Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of police science bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical police science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Ferris since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in police science at Ferris are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	88
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Related Majors

• Criminal Justice

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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	16,270	$56,270
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1,980	$86,580
Bailiffs	730	$43,720
Private Detectives and Investigators	530	$52,010
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	430	$79,490

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.