Criminal Justice & Police Science at Missouri Southern State University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & police science, you may want to check out the program at Missouri Southern State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045.

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.

Missouri Southern Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Police Science (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Missouri Southern Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

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

Missouri Southern Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

43% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Missouri Southern may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Missouri Southern are white. Around 70% 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 Missouri Southern State University with a associate's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	13,510	$48,920
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1,810	$70,860
Bailiffs	290	$34,460
Private Detectives and Investigators	240	$56,700
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	230	$85,710

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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