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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Colorado Mesa University

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Colorado Mesa University

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

Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and has a total student population of 9,110.

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.

Colorado Mesa Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Police Science (1 - 4 Years)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Police Science

Colorado Mesa Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

The police science major at Colorado Mesa 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 Colorado Mesa

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

Colorado Mesa Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of police science bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% 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 Colorado Mesa since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in police science at Colorado Mesa 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 Colorado Mesa University with a bachelor's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 6
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 CO, the home state for Colorado Mesa University.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 9,840 $72,950
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,780 $87,280
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 430 $62,040
Private Detectives and Investigators 340 $53,860

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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