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Most Popular Schools for Criminal Justice/Police Science Major & Degree Program

A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment operation and maintenance, report preparation and other routine law enforcement responsibilities.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 East Los Angeles College 1,324 22% $3,137
2 American River College 1,148 20% $2,958
3 Santa Rosa Junior College 675 12% $3,246
4 Rio Salado College 587 13% $3,494
5 Columbia Southern University 559 7% $6,223
6 Ferris State University 340 8% $23,194
7 George Mason University 325 4% $30,284
8 Sinclair Community College 321 6% $3,830
9 Southern Arkansas University Tech 307 41% $19,270
10 Ventura College 284 8% $3,179
11 San Joaquin Delta College 249 7% $3,205
12 Suffolk County Community College 246 6% $7,292
13 Butte College 223 8% $3,286
14 Southwestern College 219 8% $3,255
15 Monroe College 218 8% $31,278
16 Rowan University 210 5% $32,099
17 Walters State Community College 210 11% $5,424
18 Alexandria Technical & Community College 210 28% $6,616
19 Camden County College 207 12% $6,120
20 College of the Sequoias 202 8% $3,307
21 Red Rocks Community College 197 6% $5,958
22 Fresno City College 196 8% $3,204
23 Imperial Valley College 193 9% $3,042
24 Grand Canyon University 179 1% $32,100
25 Washington State University 177 3% $27,484
26 Citrus College 176 3% $2,981
27 Broward College 172 1% $5,834
28 Texas A & M International University 169 12% $18,549
29 Fox Valley Technical College 164 5% $6,525
30 Valencia College 163 1% $3,740
31 Golden West College 161 6% $3,095
32 Hennepin Technical College 159 10% $7,248
33 Seminole State College of Florida 157 3% $4,561
34 Los Medanos College 150 5% $3,230
35 Diablo Valley College 150 4% $3,230
36 Community College of Baltimore County 149 5% $5,706
37 Grossmont College 144 4% $3,086
38 Brookdale Community College 143 7% $6,869
39 Tallahassee Community College 139 4% $2,826
40 College of Southern Nevada 131 3% $4,667
41 Yuba College 131 12% $3,041
42 Fort Myers Technical College 131 19% N/A
43 Grand Rapids Community College 130 6% $4,743
44 Missouri Southern State University 129 10% $17,666
45 Sierra College 127 4% $13,864
46 Pueblo Community College 127 4% $7,179
47 Bakersfield College 126 3% $3,179
48 Cumberland County College 126 16% $6,420
49 Delaware County Community College 125 8% $7,270
50 Daytona State College 123 3% $4,304
51 College of the Canyons 122 3% $3,073
52 El Camino Community College District 120 3% $3,064
53 Palm Beach State College 120 2% $4,244
54 Erie Community College 120 5% $21,186
55 Antelope Valley College 119 4% $2,099
56 San Antonio College 118 2% $4,311
57 Oakland Community College 118 4% $3,858
58 Long Beach City College 117 5% $3,091
59 Navarro College 115 7% $18,124
60 SUNY Westchester Community College 115 6% $7,236
61 Middlesex County College 114 7% $4,926
62 Blackhawk Technical College 113 21% $6,148
63 Texas State University 112 1% $23,130
64 Hartnell College 112 5% $3,337
65 Passaic County Community College 112 8% $6,670
66 San Diego Miramar College 110 6% $2,998
67 Quinsigamond Community College 110 7% $6,546
68 Chaffey College 110 2% $3,089
69 Hillsborough Community College 109 2% $16,666
70 Santa Ana College 109 1% $3,076
71 Chippewa Valley Technical College 108 4% $6,324
72 Gavilan College 107 8% $3,020
73 Cape Fear Community College 105 5% $4,348
74 Black River Technical College 102 16% $5,736
75 Monroe Community College 102 4% $18,016
76 Sacramento City College 102 5% $2,958
77 Cerritos College 102 2% $3,200
78 Western Connecticut State University 101 9% $27,481
79 Berkeley College-Woodland Park 100 8% $25,900
80 Southwestern Illinois College 100 4% $5,292
81 Moreno Valley College 100 4% $3,338
82 Rio Hondo College 99 2% $3,124
83 Waukesha County Technical College 99 5% $6,365
84 Delaware Technical Community College-Terry 99 5% $6,504
85 Austin Community College District 98 2% $3,750
86 Rasmussen College-Minnesota 98 5% $11,115
87 Mt San Jacinto Community College District 98 4% $3,305
88 Madison Area Technical College 96 3% $6,367
89 Merced College 95 5% $2,788
90 County College of Morris 95 7% $6,320
91 Riverside City College 95 3% $3,338
92 Fullerton College 92 4% $2,884
93 Pasadena City College 92 2% $3,084
94 Reedley College 92 5% $11,802
95 College of San Mateo 91 5% $3,135
96 Modesto Junior College 89 3% $3,082
97 University of Baltimore 89 7% $10,558
98 San Jacinto Community College 88 1% $3,114
99 Community College of Rhode Island 87 4% $5,764
100 Napa Valley College 86 7% $3,059

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Criminal Justice/Police Science program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.