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Criminal Justice & Police Science at SUNY Westchester Community College

Criminal Justice & Police Science at SUNY Westchester 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 SUNY Westchester Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Westchester Community College is located in Valhalla, New York and approximately 10,072 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.

SUNY Westchester Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

SUNY Westchester Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at SUNY Westchester Community College

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

SUNY Westchester Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

47% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at SUNY Westchester Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

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SUNY Westchester Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 33
White 10
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 NY, the home state for SUNY Westchester Community 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

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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