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Florida Private Detectives and Investigators: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Private Detectives And Investigators in Florida

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Fast Facts for Private Detectives And Investigators in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Jacksonville, Tampa, and Cape Coral
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: West Palm Beach, Miami, and Lakeland
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville

Salaries for Private Detectives And Investigators in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Miami, Cape Coral, and Lakeland. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Private Detectives And Investigators in Florida are listed below.

Selected Private Detective Schools in Florida

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
Clearwater, Daytona Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Maitland, Miami, Miramar, Orange Park, Orlando, Palm Beach Gardens, Plantation, Sarasota, Tampa, Temple Terrace

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: Online Program - Organizational Security And Management, Organizational Security And Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Strayer University
Coral Springs, Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Maitland, Miramar, Orlando, Palm Beach Gardens, Tampa

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

  • Programs: Homeland Security And Emergency Mgt, Homeland Security And Info Systems, Homeland Security Technology, IS: Homeland Security And Info Sys, IS: Homeland Security And Info Systems, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Rasmussen College
Fort Myers, Holiday, Ocala

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 - Homeland Security, Office Management - Government
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Keiser University Campus
Daytona Beach, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Melbourne, Orlando, Pembroke Pines, Port St. Lucie, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa, West Palm Beach

Keiser University offers accredited degree programs in today's high-demand careers: Healthcare, Technology, Paralegal, Business, Nursing and Legal Studies.

  • Programs: Homeland Security, Homeland Security (Online Only)
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Private Detectives and Investigators in Florida

More Florida Private Detective Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Barry UniversityMiamiDoctorate8,733
Broward CollegeFort LauderdaleAssociate31,730
City College CasselberryCasselberryAssociate104
City College Fort LauderdaleFort LauderdaleBachelor427
City College GainesvilleGainesvilleBachelor217
City College MiamiMiamiBachelor278
Edison State CollegeFort MyersBachelor11,369
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona BeachMasters4,978
Florida Community College at JacksonvilleJacksonvilleBachelor24,939
Florida National CollegeHialeahBachelor2,158
Hillsborough Community CollegeTampaAssociate22,621
Hodges UniversityNaplesMasters1,699
Indian River State CollegeFort PierceBachelor14,932
Miami Dade CollegeMiamiBachelor54,094
North Florida Community CollegeMadisonAssociate1,291
Nova Southeastern UniversityFort LauderdaleDoctorate & First Professional27,518
Saint Johns River Community CollegePalatkaAssociate5,111
Saint Thomas UniversityMiami GardensDoctorate & First Professional2,407
Seminole Community CollegeSanfordAssociate12,745
St Petersburg CollegeClearwaterBachelor25,450

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Private Detectives And Investigators

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

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Private Detectives and Investigators

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Private Detectives and Investigators 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

FLORIDA

   
Jacksonville360$26,6403.8
Tampa710$40,7403.7
Cape Coral90$43,6702.8
Sarasota110$41,2802.8
Orlando410$35,4302.5
Lakeland70$42,6902.4
Miami290$44,3501.9
West Palm Beach130$37,9601.6
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