Criminal Justice & Police Science at Monroe College

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

Monroe College is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 6,541.

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.

Monroe College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at Monroe 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.

Monroe College does offer online education options in police science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree

Monroe College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Monroe College

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

Monroe College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

57% Women

93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Monroe College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

Monroe College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Criminal Justice

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 NY, the home state for Monroe College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	53,560	$74,860
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	8,880	$91,250
Bailiffs	4,010	$66,990
Private Detectives and Investigators	1,720	$61,950
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,450	$62,080

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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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