Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, State, or Federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of San Diego, CA

$143,943

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Curry College, MA

$121,483

Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Santa Rosa Junior College, CA

$111,649

Security Science and Technology(masters)Champlain College, VT

$110,892

Criminal Justice and Corrections(postbacc-cert)University of Louisville, KY

$102,190

Security Science and Technology(masters)University of Maryland Global Campus, MD

$101,880

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of Chicago, IL

$100,258

Security Science and Technology(masters)University of San Diego, CA

$97,944

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Lewis University, IL

$96,146

Security Science and Technology(masters)Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach, FL

$94,550

Security Science and Technology(masters)Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott, AZ

$94,550

Security Science and Technology(masters)Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide, FL

$94,550

Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)San Bernardino Valley College, CA

$94,285

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of Massachusetts-Lowell, MA

$93,930

Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)San Diego Miramar College, CA

$91,647

Security Science and Technology(postbacc-cert)Salve Regina University, RI

$91,193

Criminal Justice and Corrections(doctoral)Nova Southeastern University, FL

$90,969

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Concordia University-Saint Paul, MN

$89,127

Security Science and Technology(masters)Utica University, NY

$85,450

Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Monroe Community College, NY

$85,061

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)Columbus State University, GA

$82,799

Criminal Justice and Corrections(masters)University of Louisville, KY

$81,602

Criminal Justice and Corrections(certificate)Moreno Valley College, CA

$81,339

Criminal Justice and Corrections(doctoral)Walden University, MN

$79,647

Security Science and Technology(masters)Capella University, MN

$79,297