Criminal Justice & Police Science at Milwaukee Area Technical College

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

MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 12,618 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.

MATC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Police Science

MATC Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at MATC

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

MATC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

44% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at MATC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 WI, the home state for Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,260	$62,040
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1,280	$76,590
Private Detectives and Investigators	270	$43,790
Bailiffs	190	$31,320
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	180	$72,160

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*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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