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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Joliet Junior College

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Joliet Junior College

What traits are you looking for in a police science school? To help you decide if Joliet Junior College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's police science program.

Joliet Junior College is located in Joliet, Illinois and has a total student population of 10,267.

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.

Joliet Junior College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Joliet Junior College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Joliet Junior College

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

Joliet Junior College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

17% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Joliet Junior College are white. Around 67% 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 Joliet Junior College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for Joliet Junior College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 2,940 $87,470
Bailiffs 1,550 $57,220
Private Detectives and Investigators 860 $60,630
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 600 $62,280

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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