Forensic Science & Technology
Stem Major
Add ComparisonIn 2019, the locations with the highest concentration of Forensic Science & Technology degree recipients are Melville, NY, West Haven, CT, and Fort Lauderdale, FL. In 2019, the locations with a relatively high number of Forensic Science & Technology degree recipients are Melville, NY, West Haven, CT, and Goodland, KS. The most common degree awarded to students studying Forensic Science & Technology is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Forensic Science & Technology and the types of students that study this field. Farmingdale State College awards the most degrees in Forensic Science & Technology in the US, but Hilbert College and Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Forensic Science & Technology.
Tuition costs for Forensic Science & Technology majors are, on average, $6,540 for in-state public colleges, and $31,350 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Forensic Science & Technology programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (91 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (1,710 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Forensic Science & Technology, is Public, 4-year or above (1,710 completions in 2019).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Forensic Science & Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Farmingdale State College has the most Forensic Science & Technology degree recipients, with 173 degrees awarded in 2019.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Forensic Science & Technology.
Out of all institutions that offer Forensic Science & Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Hilbert College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Forensic Science & Technology, with 21.3%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Forensic Science & Technology by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Forensic Science & Technology.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Protective Services graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Protective Services majors is $76,982 and the most common occupations are Police officers, Other managers, and Security guards & gaming surveillance officers.
The industry that employs the most Protective Services majors is Justice, public order, & safety activities , though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.
The average salary for Protective Services majors is $76,982 and the most common occupations are Police officers, Other managers, and Security guards & gaming surveillance officers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Protective Services majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Protective Services majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Protective Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Protective Services majors, by number of employees, are Police officers, Other managers, and Security guards & gaming surveillance officers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Protective Services majors working as Probation officers & correctional treatment specialists, Detectives & criminal investigators, and Firstline supervisors of police & detectives.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Protective Services majors are Physicians, Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, and Chief executives & legislators.
The number of Protective Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.45%, from 1.17M in 2021 to 1.21M in 2022.
The largest single share of Protective Services graduates go on to work as Police officers (10.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Protective Services by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Protective Services majors, by number of employees, are Justice, public order, & safety activities , Elementary & secondary schools, and Legal services.
The highest paying industries of Protective Services majors, by average wage, are Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, Data processing, hosting & related services, and Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products.
The number of Protective Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.45%, from 1.17M in 2021 to 1.21M in 2022.
The industry which employs the most Protective Services graduates by share is Justice, public order, & safety activities , followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Protective Services.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Protective Services majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Protective Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Protective Services in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Protective Services is 39.9.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Protective Services degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Protective Services (1,927 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Protective Services. The most common ages of employees with this major are 27 and 31 years old, which represent 3.48% and 3.3% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Forensic Science & Technology are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Less than 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Protective Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Forensic Science & Technology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Forensic Science & Technology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Forensic Science & Technology.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Caribbean, Not Specified that hold Protective Services degrees (8.78 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 (14,905 degree recipients).
