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Career Information for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Kankakee, Danville, and Peoria
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Decatur, Rockford, and Bloomington
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago, Peoria, and Springfield

Salaries for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago, Kankakee, and Rockford. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Police Officer Training Schools in Illinois

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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University of Phoenix
Mokena, Schaumburg, Warrenville

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Administration Of Justice And Security, Criminal Justice Administration, MS In Administration Of Justice And Security, Online Program - Criminal Justice Administration, Online Program - MS In Administration Of Justice And Security
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor, Master
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Rasmussen College
Aurora, Rockford, Romeoville

Offers career training and degree programs in allied health, business, justice studies, nursing, education, and technology. Located at 13 campuses across the U.S.

  • Programs: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice - Criminal Offenders, Criminal Justice - Investigation/Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement, Office Management - Legal/Criminal Justice, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Certificate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Northwestern College
Bridgeview, Chicago, Naperville

Offers Associate's degree programs in health care, information technology, business, and legal studies. Located on 3 campuses in the Chicago area

  • Programs: Criminal Justice
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Illinois

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
DeVry University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
University of Phoenix OnlineOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
AIU OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, MasterGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
South UniversityOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineBachelor, Certificate, MasterGet Info
Colorado Technical University OnlineOnlineMasterGet Info
Everest University OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, MasterGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Central Pennsylvania CollegeOnlineBachelorGet Info
Brookline CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Ivy Bridge College of Tiffin University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
ITT Technical InstituteOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info

More Illinois Police Officer Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Aurora UniversityAuroraDoctorate3,946
Black Hawk CollegeMolineAssociate6,311
Blackburn CollegeCarlinvilleBachelor617
Bradley UniversityPeoriaDoctorate6,053
Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburgAssociate2,693
Chicago State UniversityChicagoDoctorate & First Professional6,810
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicagoAssociate8,633
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicagoAssociate11,354
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicagoAssociate6,140
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicagoAssociate4,078
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicagoAssociate9,679
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicagoAssociate10,993
College of DuPageGlen EllynAssociate25,768
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeAssociate16,010
Concordia University River ForestRiver ForestDoctorate4,126
Danville Area Community CollegeDanvilleAssociate2,832
Dominican UniversityRiver ForestMasters3,338
Elgin Community CollegeElginAssociate9,613
Governors State UniversityUniversity ParkDoctorate5,692
Greenville CollegeGreenvilleMasters1,528
Harper CollegePalatineAssociate15,156
Heartland Community CollegeNormalAssociate4,827
Illinois Central CollegeEast PeoriaAssociate11,804
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central CollegeOlneyAssociate1,610
Illinois State UniversityNormalDoctorate20,274
Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesbyAssociate4,103
John A Logan CollegeCartervilleAssociate7,559
Joliet Junior CollegeJolietAssociate13,149
Judson UniversityElginMasters1,236
Kankakee Community CollegeKankakeeAssociate3,591
Kaskaskia CollegeCentraliaAssociate5,041
Kishwaukee CollegeMaltaAssociate4,466
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfreyAssociate7,875
Lewis UniversityRomeovilleDoctorate5,347
Lincoln CollegeLincolnBachelor1,266
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate6,655
Loyola University ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional15,545
MacMurray CollegeJacksonvilleBachelor648
McHenry County CollegeCrystal LakeAssociate5,274
Millikin UniversityDecaturMasters2,376
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos HillsAssociate15,859
Morton CollegeCiceroAssociate5,057
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicagoMasters12,814
Oakton Community CollegeDes PlainesAssociate10,805
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnaisDoctorate4,636
Parkland CollegeChampaignAssociate9,407
Prairie State CollegeChicago HeightsAssociate5,507
Quincy UniversityQuincyMasters1,323
Rend Lake CollegeInaAssociate4,821
Richland Community CollegeDecaturAssociate3,274
Rock Valley CollegeRockfordAssociate7,923
Roosevelt UniversityChicagoDoctorate7,163
Saint Xavier UniversityChicagoMasters5,675
Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixonAssociate2,700
Shawnee Community CollegeUllinAssociate2,176
South Suburban CollegeSouth HollandAssociate6,260
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburgAssociate2,606
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondaleDoctorate & First Professional20,983
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsvilleMasters & First Professional13,398
Southwestern Illinois CollegeBellevilleAssociate13,713
Taylor Business InstituteChicagoAssociate250
Triton CollegeRiver GroveAssociate15,658
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional25,747
University of Illinois at SpringfieldSpringfieldDoctorate4,855
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar GroveAssociate8,731
Western Illinois UniversityMacombDoctorate13,331

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers

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

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers 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

ILLINOIS

   
Kankakee240$59,6201.7
Danville140$37,3501.5
Peoria1,080$49,3301.5
Champaign570$50,3101.5
Springfield580$47,9901.3
Chicago22,520$68,9001.3
Bloomington280$44,0701
Rockford560$57,5400.9
Decatur80$54,3100.4
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