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Criminalistics and Criminal Science Major

Criminalistics and Criminal Science

361 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
54 Master's Degrees Annually
#426 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Criminalistics and Criminal Science Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many criminalistics and criminal science graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 401
Master’s Degree 73
Undergraduate Certificate 40
Basic Certificate 17
Graduate Certificate 7
Associate Degree 6
Doctor’s Degree 6

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminalistics and Criminal Science?

401 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
78% Percent Women
57% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The major attracts more women than men. About 78% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of criminalistics and criminal science majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 7
Black or African American 37
Hispanic or Latino 172
White 163
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Criminalistics and Criminal Science, too. About 1.0% of those with this major are international students.

Online Criminalistics and Criminal Science Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 3 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 6 1
Bachelor’s Degree 2 1
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 6 2
Post-Master’s 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 1 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to criminalistics and criminal science.

Major Number of Grads
Forensic Science and Technology 4,362
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism 1,943
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy 702
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation 325
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis 180
Security Science and Technology, General 47
Geospatial Intelligence 21
Security Science and Technology (Other) 0

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.

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