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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Fitchburg State University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Fitchburg State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and approximately 6,728 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.

Fitchburg State Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Police Science
Master’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at Fitchburg State

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Fitchburg State offers distance education options for police science at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Fitchburg State Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

The police science major at Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State

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

Fitchburg State Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Program

35% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of police science bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in police science at Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State University with a bachelor's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Fitchburg State Criminal Justice & Police Science Master’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of police science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a police science master's degree from Fitchburg State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Criminal Justice Studies

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 MA, the home state for Fitchburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	16,830	$69,870
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1,340	$101,800
Private Detectives and Investigators	550	$49,290
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	370	$75,080

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
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