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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Minnesota State University - Mankato

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and approximately 14,761 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.

Minnesota State Mankato Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Police Science

Minnesota State Mankato Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

The police science major at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of police science bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in police science at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato with a bachelor's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 46
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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 9,450 $69,060
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,490 $76,640
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 210 $75,310
Bailiffs 180 $46,890

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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