Criminal Justice & Police Science at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and approximately 8,899 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.
UA Little Rock Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Police Science
Online Classes Are Available at UA Little Rock
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.
For those who are interested in distance learning, UA Little Rock does offer online courses in police science for the following degree levels:
- Associate’s Degree
UA Little Rock Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings
Police Science Student Demographics at UA Little Rock
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
UA Little Rock Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program
UA Little Rock does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a associate's in police science.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 25 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Related Majors
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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Occupation | Jobs in AR | Average Salary in AR |
---|---|---|
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | 6,030 | $39,560 |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 500 | $60,340 |
Bailiffs | 50 | $34,190 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Ualrcomm under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.