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Career Information for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Massachusetts

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Fast Facts for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Massachusetts

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Haverhill, Worcester, and Barnstable
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Framingham, Boston, and Leominster
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Boston, Springfield, and Worcester

Salaries for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Massachusetts

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Brockton, Worcester, and Framingham. (See table at bottom of page)

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

Selected Police Officer Training Schools in Massachusetts

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
Braintree, Burlington, Westborough

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 Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts Police Officer Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
American International CollegeSpringfieldDoctorate2,678
Anna Maria CollegePaxtonMasters1,244
Assumption CollegeWorcesterMasters2,872
Bay State CollegeBostonBachelor354
Becker CollegeWorcesterBachelor1,800
Berkshire Community CollegePittsfieldAssociate2,267
Boston UniversityBostonDoctorate & First Professional32,053
Bridgewater State CollegeBridgewaterMasters9,934
Bristol Community CollegeFall RiverAssociate7,388
Bunker Hill Community CollegeBostonAssociate8,806
Cape Cod Community CollegeWest BarnstableAssociate4,299
Clark UniversityWorcesterDoctorate3,210
Curry CollegeMiltonMasters3,182
Dean CollegeFranklinBachelor1,302
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincyMasters1,075
Endicott CollegeBeverlyMasters3,710
Fisher CollegeBostonBachelor1,225
Fitchburg State CollegeFitchburgMasters6,692
Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfieldAssociate2,236
Holyoke Community CollegeHolyokeAssociate6,461
Lasell CollegeNewtonMasters1,403
Marian Court CollegeSwampscottAssociate257
Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley HillsAssociate5,018
Massasoit Community CollegeBrocktonAssociate7,064
Middlesex Community College BedfordBedfordAssociate8,124
Mount Ida CollegeNewtonBachelor1,429
Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardnerAssociate4,147
Nichols CollegeDudleyMasters1,477
North Shore Community CollegeDanversAssociate7,107
Northeastern UniversityBostonDoctorate & First Professional24,434
Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhillAssociate6,526
Quincy CollegeQuincyAssociate3,932
Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcesterAssociate6,654
Roxbury Community CollegeRoxbury CrossingAssociate2,398
Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate6,074
Stonehill CollegeEastonBachelor2,450
Suffolk UniversityBostonDoctorate9,103
University of Massachusetts-BostonBostonDoctorate13,433
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowellDoctorate11,635
Western New England CollegeSpringfieldDoctorate3,657
Westfield State CollegeWestfieldMasters5,392
Worcester State CollegeWorcesterMasters5,358

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 Massachusetts. 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

MASSACHUSETTS

   
Haverhill550$45,6701.7
Worcester1,730$59,2601.6
Barnstable660$53,4301.6
Taunton280$42,9701.6
Springfield1,940$51,5501.5
New Bedford340$57,1101.3
Brockton470$62,1101.3
Lowell540$54,2601.1
Pittsfield130$48,6101
Leominster200$50,0701
Boston6,960$56,0100.9
Framingham530$57,6800.8
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