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Career Information for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in West Virginia

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Fast Facts for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in West Virginia

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Weirton, Wheeling, and Parkersburg
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Huntington, Morgantown, and Charleston
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Charleston, Huntington, and Wheeling

Salaries for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in West Virginia

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Parkersburg, Charleston, and Weirton. (See table at bottom of page)

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

Selected Police Officer Training Schools in West 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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Strayer University
Scott Depot

Strayer University (SU) has been providing college education for over 115 years, with many locations across the United States.

  • Programs: Security And Law Enforcement
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Selected Online Schools for Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers in West Virginia

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
Concord Law SchoolOnlineBachelorGet Info
ITT Technical InstituteOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info

More West Virginia Police Officer Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
American Public University SystemCharles TownMasters14,769
Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburgAssociate2,192
Bluefield State CollegeBluefieldBachelor1,804
Davis & Elkins CollegeElkinsBachelor640
Fairmont State UniversityFairmontMasters4,464
Marshall Community and Technical CollegeHuntingtonAssociate2,476
Marshall UniversityHuntingtonDoctorate & First Professional13,808
Mountain State UniversityBeckleyMasters4,847
New River Community and Technical CollegeBeckleyAssociate2,232
Pierpont Community and Technical CollegeFairmontAssociate2,878
Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyserAssociate1,608
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegeMount GayAssociate2,273
West Liberty State CollegeWest LibertyMasters2,405
West Virginia Northern Community CollegeWheelingAssociate3,128
West Virginia State Community and Technical CollegeInstituteAssociate1,634
West Virginia State UniversityInstituteMasters3,218
West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburgBachelor3,743
West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBuckhannonMasters1,275
Wheeling Jesuit UniversityWheelingDoctorate1,420

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 West Virginia. 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

WEST VIRGINIA

   
Weirton290$36,7301.8
Wheeling310$36,0901.2
Parkersburg290$43,1301
Charleston610$37,4401
Morgantown160$34,3800.9
Huntington390$35,8600.8
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