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Undergraduate Certificate in Criminal Justice & Police Science

Undergraduate Certificates in Criminal Justice & Police Science

2,753 Yearly Graduations
26% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 46% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.3% of police science graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Police Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 2,753 people earned their undergraduate certificate in police science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in police science at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 8,443
Associate Degree 6,379
Undergraduate Certificate 2,753
Bachelor’s Degree 2,270
Master’s Degree 99
Graduate Certificate 80

Earnings of Police Science Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for police science majors with their undergraduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for police science students who are undergraduate certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in police science. About 74.1% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 2,039
Women 714
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The racial-ethnic distribution of police science undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 59
Black or African American 185
Hispanic or Latino 858
White 1,363
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 281
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to police science that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 1,354
Criminal Justice 732
Security & Loss Prevention Services 257
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 127
Securities Services Management 57

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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