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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Missouri Southern State University

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Missouri Southern State University

If you plan to study criminal justice & police science, take a look at what Missouri Southern State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and approximately 5,045 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.

Missouri Southern 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

Missouri Southern Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Missouri Southern State University.

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13,510 $48,920
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,810 $70,860
Bailiffs 290 $34,460
Private Detectives and Investigators 240 $56,700
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 230 $85,710

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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