Criminalistics & Criminal Science

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2019
515
growing 79.4%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$7,922
growing 0%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$26,990
growing 2%

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In 2019, the locations with the highest concentration of Criminalistics & Criminal Science degree recipients are New York, NY, Bayamón, PR, and Seattle, WA. In 2019, the locations with a relatively high number of Criminalistics & Criminal Science degree recipients are Glenville, WV, Barranquitas, PR, and Tiffin, OH. The most common degree awarded to students studying Criminalistics & Criminal Science is a bachelors degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Criminalistics & Criminal Science and the types of students that study this field. Florida Gulf Coast University awards the most degrees in Criminalistics & Criminal Science in the US, but Glenville State University and Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Criminalistics & Criminal Science.

Tuition costs for Criminalistics & Criminal Science majors are, on average, $7,922 for in-state public colleges, and $26,990 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Criminalistics & Criminal Science programs are N/A institutions (N/A total). N/A

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Criminalistics & Criminal Science (2019)
  1. 84 degrees awarded
  2. 58 degrees awarded
  3. 54 degrees awarded

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,922
Median In-State Public
$26,990
Median Out of State Private

Florida Gulf Coast University has the most Criminalistics & Criminal Science degree recipients, with 84 degrees awarded in 2019.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Criminalistics & Criminal Science programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Glenville State University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Criminalistics & Criminal Science, with 9.09%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Criminalistics & Criminal Science
  1. 84 degrees awarded
  2. 58 degrees awarded
  3. 54 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Criminalistics & Criminal Science by year.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Protective Services in the United States.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Protective Services degrees, and Hispanic or Latino students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Protective Services (205 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Criminalistics & Criminal Science are Bachelors Degree, Postbaccalaureate Certificate, and Masters Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Criminalistics & Criminal Science is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Protective Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (71.1%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. Hispanic or Latino
    205 degrees awarded
  2. White
    198 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    44 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Criminalistics & Criminal Science for each race & ethnicity. Hispanic or Latino students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. Hispanic or Latino Female
    124 degrees awarded
  2. White Female
    93 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Male
    47 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Criminalistics & Criminal Science.

Hispanic or Latino Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Criminalistics & Criminal Science is from the 2 Digit Course Protective Services.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Mexico
    15,340 degree recipients
  2. India
    4,826 degree recipients
  3. Dominican Republic
    4,367 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Caribbean, Not Specified
    9.75 times more than expected
  2. Zambia
    7.36 times more than expected
  3. American Samoa
    5.42 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Caribbean, Not Specified that hold Protective Services degrees (9.75 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (15,340 degree recipients).

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