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Career Information for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Mississippi

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Fast Facts for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Mississippi

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Gulfport and Pascagoula
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Jackson and Hattiesburg
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Jackson and Gulfport

Salaries for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Mississippi

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

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

Selected Online Schools for Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers in Mississippi

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

Mississippi Police Officer Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn StateMasters3,668
Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdaleAssociate2,216
Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWessonAssociate2,382
Delta State UniversityClevelandDoctorate4,091
East Mississippi Community CollegeScoobaAssociate4,012
Hinds Community CollegeRaymondAssociate9,941
Holmes Community CollegeGoodmanAssociate5,107
Itawamba Community CollegeFultonAssociate5,871
Jackson State UniversityJacksonDoctorate8,698
Mississippi CollegeClintonDoctorate4,467
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinstonAssociate8,860
Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta BenaMasters3,009
Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeBoonevilleAssociate3,339
Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobiaAssociate7,097
University of Mississippi Main CampusOxfordDoctorate15,129
University of Southern MississippiHattiesburgDoctorate14,592
Virginia College-Gulf CoastBiloxiAssociate287
Virginia College-JacksonJacksonAssociate905

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 Mississippi. 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

MISSISSIPPI

   
Gulfport810$32,7601.8
Pascagoula320$33,0701.7
Hattiesburg300$29,7701.3
Jackson1,410$31,9701.3
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