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Career Information for Private Detectives And Investigators in Texas

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Fast Facts for Private Detectives And Investigators in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Houston, Fort Worth, and Dallas
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio

Salaries for Private Detectives And Investigators in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Antonio, Dallas, and Corpus Christi. (See table at bottom of page)

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

Selected Private Detective Schools in Texas

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
Arlington, Austin, Cedar Hill, Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Hurst, Irving, Killeen, Plano, San Antonio, Spring, Sugar Land

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.)

Argosy University
Dallas

Offers degree programs in business, education, health sciences, and psychology and behavioral sciences. 19 campuses in 11 states and online programs.

  • Programs: M.P.A. In Homeland Security
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master

Selected Online Schools for Private Detectives and Investigators in Texas

More Texas Private Detective Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoAssociate25,023
Hill CollegeHillsboroAssociate3,556
Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsvilleDoctorate16,496
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort WorthDoctorate & First Professional3,087
The University of Texas at El PasoEl PasoDoctorate20,154
University of Houston-DowntownHoustonMasters11,793

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Private Detectives And Investigators

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Texas. 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

TEXAS

   
Austin570$45,1604.8
San Antonio360$53,6902.7
El Paso80$34,8502
Corpus Christi40$52,3201.5
Beaumont30$36,2601.3
Dallas400$52,5301.2
Fort Worth120$48,8900.9
Houston350$45,4500.9
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