Detectives and Criminal Investigators Career

Vocational Programs for Detectives and Criminal Investigators Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
107K	$46.12	$95,930

The role of Detectives and Criminal Investigators is to conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes. The average annual wage of the occupations is $95,930 and $46 per hour. 10 vocational programs could be taken for the Detectives and Criminal Investigators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 106,730 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Detectives and Criminal Investigators is $5,892. The average length of the programs is 430 hours and the average completion time is 18.07 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Detectives and Criminal Investigators Career

The following 10 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Detectives and Criminal Investigators.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	7	-	-	-	-
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	2	-	-	-	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections	9	-	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Criminal Justice/Police Science	435	$5,892	$631	749 Hours	7.63 Months
Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing	7	-	-	-	-
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	11	-	-	-	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	32	-	-	-	-
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	13	-	-	-	-
Geospatial Intelligence	2	-	-	-	-
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis	4	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services

Signal/Geospatial Intelligence

Criminal Justice and Corrections

110 Hours

28.50 Months

Criminal Justice/Police Science

435

$5,892

$631

749 Hours

7.63 Months

Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing

Criminalistics and Criminal Science

Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism

Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation

Geospatial Intelligence

Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis

Schools offering voational programs for Detectives and Criminal Investigators

The following 491 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Detectives and Criminal Investigators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.