Criminal Justice & Police Science at Northern Essex Community College

Every criminal justice & police science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the police science program at Northern Essex Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

NECC is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts and approximately 4,715 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.

NECC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NECC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NECC offers distance education options for police science at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

NECC Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at NECC

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

NECC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

60% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at NECC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

NECC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 MA, the home state for Northern Essex Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	16,830	$69,870
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1,340	$101,800
Private Detectives and Investigators	550	$49,290
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	370	$75,080

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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