Criminal Justice & Police Science at Lackawanna College

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Lackawanna College is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,043 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.

Lackawanna College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Lackawanna College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree

Lackawanna College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

The police science major at Lackawanna College 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 Lackawanna College

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

Lackawanna College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

45% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Lackawanna College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Lackawanna College are white. Around 57% 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 Lackawanna College with a associate's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Lackawanna College Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of police science bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 Lackawanna College since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in police science at Lackawanna College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 PA, the home state for Lackawanna College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	27,850	$66,600
Private Detectives and Investigators	3,100	$45,950
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	2,830	$85,730
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	760	$83,960
Bailiffs	720	$32,830

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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