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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Odessa College

If you plan to study Criminal Justice & Police Science, consider the program at Odessa College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Odessa College is in Odessa, TX.

During the most recent reporting year, 100 criminal justice & police science degrees were awarded at Odessa College.

Online Class Availability at Odessa College

Many students take online classes at Odessa College. Of 9,981 students, 3,980 (40%) studied exclusively online and 2,073 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Criminal Justice & Police Science graduates at Odessa College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice & Police Science graduates at Odessa College are 71% women (71) and 29% men (29).

Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program at Odessa College

Of the 40 associate’s criminal justice & police science degrees awarded at Odessa College, 70% were women (28) and 30% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice & Police Science associate’s degree recipients at Odessa College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	29
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 80% of Criminal Justice & Police Science associate’s degree recipients at Odessa College, above the national average of 49%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice & Police Science Graduates

Those who complete Criminal Justice & Police Science program at Odessa College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice & Police Science majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Private Detectives and Investigators	$71,252
Intelligence Analysts	$65,483
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$64,492
Police Identification and Records Officers	$61,847
Bailiffs	$55,588
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$50,191
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	$49,631

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.