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19 Yearly Graduations
16% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A graduate certificate in police science is offered at 5 colleges in the United States. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 5 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Police Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 19 people earned their graduate certificate in police science. This earns it the #345 spot on the list of the most popular graduate certificate programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in police science at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 107
Graduate Certificate 19

Earnings of Police Science Majors With Graduate Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue graduate certificates in police science. About 84.2% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 16
Women 3
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The racial-ethnic distribution of police science graduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0
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There are 5 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in police science. Learn more about the most popular 5 below:

#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
12 Yearly Graduations
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 2nd most popular school in the country for police science majors who are seeking their graduate certificate is University of Virginia - Main Campus. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $18,059 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $18,382 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 12 people received their graduate certificate in police science from University of Virginia.

3 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

The 3rd most popular school in the country for police science majors who are seeking their graduate certificate is University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $10,656 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $13,224 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 3 people received their graduate certificate in police science from UC.

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
1 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

San Diego State University comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in police science. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $5,742 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $7,176 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their graduate certificate in police science from SDSU.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to police science that offer graduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
478
198
42
20
17

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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