Criminal Justice & Police Science at Rio Salado 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 Rio Salado College stacks up to those at other schools.

Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 17,362 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.

Rio Salado College 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

Rio Salado College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Rio Salado College

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

Rio Salado College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

22% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Rio Salado College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	18
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 AZ, the home state for Rio Salado College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,320	$64,640
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	5,810	$81,810
Private Detectives and Investigators	380	$53,680
Bailiffs	290	$34,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	120	$62,550

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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