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Career Information for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Louisiana

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Fast Facts for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Louisiana

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Lake Charles, New Orleans, and Monroe
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Alexandria, Lafayette, and Baton Rouge
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport

Salaries for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Louisiana

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Shreveport, Lafayette, and New Orleans. (See table at bottom of page)

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

Selected Police Officer Training Schools in Louisiana

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
Baton Rouge, Bossier City, Lafayette, Metairie

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.)

Selected Online Schools for Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Louisiana

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 Louisiana Police Officer Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton RougeAssociate7,031
Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier CityAssociate4,986
Delgado Community CollegeNew OrleansAssociate13,210
Dillard UniversityNew OrleansBachelor956
Grambling State UniversityGramblingDoctorate5,161
Louisiana CollegePinevilleMasters1,056
Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandriaBachelor2,574
Louisiana State University-EuniceEuniceAssociate2,864
Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveportMasters3,948
Louisiana Technical College-Oakdale CampusOakdaleAssociate310
Louisiana Technical College-Sullivan CampusBogalusaAssociate1,080
Loyola University New OrleansNew OrleansMasters & First Professional4,360
McNeese State UniversityLake CharlesMasters8,095
Nicholls State UniversityThibodauxMasters6,864
Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitochesMasters9,037
Our Lady of Holy Cross CollegeNew OrleansMasters1,298
South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayetteAssociate2,944
Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammondDoctorate14,744
Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton RougeDoctorate8,288
Southern University at New OrleansNew OrleansMasters2,648
Southern University at ShreveportShreveportAssociate2,337
Sowela Technical Community CollegeLake CharlesAssociate1,627
University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayetteDoctorate16,345
University of Louisiana MonroeMonroeDoctorate & First Professional8,541

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 Louisiana. 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

LOUISIANA

   
Lake Charles630$31,8701.8
New Orleans3,440$38,0401.5
Monroe460$30,3901.4
Shreveport950$38,1001.2
Houma450$33,1101.1
Baton Rouge1,450$35,9000.9
Lafayette410$38,0900.7
Alexandria140$31,0100.6
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