Online MPA - Law Enforcement Management and Leadership Concentration
Become a Leader in Contemporary Policing
100% online coursework
Career-focused program
Global perspective
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- Duration 1–2 years
- Cost per Credit $660
- Credit Hours 12
Program Benefits
- Gain skills to advance in your public administration career
- Become a transformative leader in any community
- 100% asynchronous online format, eight-week terms
- No application fee
Become an Expert in Law Enforcement Management
With the online MPA in Law Enforcement Management and Leadership concentration from Calvin University, you’ll build expertise in law enforcement policy, organizational structure, police administration, and the role of media in modern society. Learn from experienced faculty members who deliver a faith-based, liberal arts curriculum designed to produce Christian leaders. Graduates of this public administration program enter law enforcement management prepared to become transformative leaders in criminal justice.
With 100% online, asynchronous coursework, Calvin offers the flexibility to study on your schedule. Access the virtual learning environment to interact with learning materials from anywhere and experience online instruction that matches the quality of classroom learning.
Career Outlook: Lead Effective Law Enforcement Departments
Graduates of the online Law Enforcement Management and Leadership concentration may qualify for employment in a range of criminal justice positions, including chief of police. According to PayScale, police chiefs earn an average salary of $75,048 per year. These professionals are the highest ranking police officials and are responsible for working to lower crime rates in their community.1
Potential career opportunities for graduates of the online MPA in Law Enforcement Management and Leadership:
- Chief of Police
- County Sheriff
- Law Enforcement Manager
- Corrections Supervisor
Correctional Supervisor
$69,750/year
Correctional supervisors oversee the work of jailers and correctional officers. Professionals who are employed in this role must be skilled in areas such as management, emergency response, and documentation. Correctional supervisors work in jail and prison environments.2
Career OutlookCurriculum: Coursework in Law Enforcement Management and Leadership
The online MPA in Law Enforcement Management and Leadership requires 12 credit hours of study in topics such as organizational leadership, law enforcement policy, and the forms of media in society. Graduate with specialized knowledge and skills to become a transformative leader in your community.
Course Spotlight: PNA 516 Issues in Law Enforcement Policy and Practice
An introduction to police management that combines academic principles with practical functions and focuses on a range of critical leadership and management areas, including planning and policies, media relations, organizational behavior, budgeting and resource allocation, human resources, and contemporary policing issues.
View CoursesCourse Spotlight: MGMT 546 Leading Organizations: Structure, Culture, and Change
Healthy and successful organizations are structured in alignment with their strategy, have strong, values-based cultures, and are able to adapt to change. This course will enhance an understanding of life inside organizations through an interdisciplinary examination of common organizational practices such as organizational structure, culture differentiation and internal integration, culture typologies, as well as leadership attributes and styles. The course is designed to increase effectiveness in dealing with multiple aspects of organizational change – by understanding conditions that may require it, increasing awareness of multiple ways that organizations change, managing change, receiving and participating in it, and understanding approaches and responses to change.
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Yes. There are five available concentrations:
- State and Local Government Administration
- Law Enforcement Management and Leadership
- Nonprofit Administration and Community Engagement Concentration
- Program and Policy Analysis
- Health Services Administration
You can complete the program in as little as one year. The concentration requires 12 credit hours, which can be completed within the 36 credit hours necessary to earn an MPA. To learn more about the curriculum, view our courses page.
We incorporate our Christian mission into all of our coursework. After completing our online degree programs, graduates will enter the world ready to think deeply, act justly, and live wholeheartedly as Christ’s agents of renewal.
You’ll complete 12 credits to finish the concentration in Law Enforcement Management and Leadership and 36 credit hours total to earn your MPA. Review our curriculum.
Tuition is $660 per credit hour. To complete the MPA, you’ll need 36 credit hours for a total tuition of $23,760. Your concentration will fulfill 12 of these credit hours. Review our tuition page for more information.
Those who hold an MPA with a Law Enforcement Management and Leadership concentration may pursue career titles such as police chief, correctional officer, and operations manager. Learn more about the Law Enforcement Management and Leadership concentration.