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Virginia Detectives and Criminal Investigators: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Detectives And Criminal Investigators in Virginia

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Fast Facts for Detectives And Criminal Investigators in Virginia

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Blacksburg and Roanoke
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Virginia Beach and Charlottesville
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Virginia Beach and Roanoke

Salaries for Detectives And Criminal Investigators in Virginia

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Roanoke and Charlottesville. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Detectives And Criminal Investigators in Virginia are listed below.

Selected Law Enforcement Schools in Virginia

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Argosy University
Arlington

Offers degree programs in business, education, health sciences, and psychology and behavioral sciences. 19 campuses in 11 states and online programs.

  • Programs: Forensic Psychology, Master Of Arts (MA) In Forensic Psychology, Psychology - Criminal Justice
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor, Master

Selected Online Schools for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Virginia

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
DeVry University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
AIU OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Walden UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, MasterGet Info
South UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineBachelor, Certificate, MasterGet Info
Argosy University OnlineOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Everest University OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, MasterGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineAssociate, DiplomaGet Info
Stratford Career InstituteOnlineDiplomaGet Info
ITT Technical InstituteOnlineAssociateGet Info

More Virginia Law Enforcement Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bluefield CollegeBluefieldBachelor793
Centura College - Virginia BeachVirginia BeachBachelor1,423
Dabney S Lancaster Community CollegeClifton ForgeAssociate1,295
Ferrum CollegeFerrumBachelor1,233
George Mason UniversityFairfaxDoctorate & First Professional30,276
Hampton UniversityHamptonDoctorate & First Professional5,658
Longwood UniversityFarmvilleMasters4,727
Marymount UniversityArlingtonDoctorate3,609
New River Community CollegeDublinAssociate4,586
Norfolk State UniversityNorfolkDoctorate6,155
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolkDoctorate22,287
Radford UniversityRadfordDoctorate9,122
Roanoke CollegeSalemBachelor2,006
Saint Pauls CollegeLawrencevilleBachelor700
University of RichmondRichmondDoctorate4,324
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondDoctorate & First Professional31,700
Virginia Intermont CollegeBristolBachelor224
Virginia State UniversityPetersburgDoctorate4,720
Virginia Union UniversityRichmondDoctorate & First Professional1,535
Virginia Wesleyan CollegeNorfolkBachelor1,433

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Detectives And Criminal Investigators

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Virginia. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Detectives and Criminal Investigators relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

VIRGINIA

   
Blacksburg60$62,1201.7
Roanoke160$72,2801.7
Lynchburg90$63,5801.5
Charlottesville60$68,5901.1
Virginia Beach430$65,4000.9
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