Quick answer: 21 colleges within 100 miles of Gaffney, South Carolina award a police and public safety administration degree, the nearest about 1 mile away (IPEDS Completions, 2024).
Compare police and public safety administration programs you can start from Gaffney:
| Distance from Gaffney | Colleges awarding this degree |
|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | 4 |
| Within 50 miles | 7 |
| Within 100 miles | 21 |
| Within 250 miles | 72 |
Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.
There are 7 degree-awarding colleges within 50 miles of Gaffney, rising to 21 within 100 miles. The nearest is about 1 mile away, so a hybrid schedule is workable but a daily commute would be a commitment.
The subject matter does not change by location: police organization and administration, public budgeting, personnel and labor relations, policy and civil liability, and community relations. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from a recognized institutional accreditor, how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.
This page lists 10 schools within 82 miles, closest group first, then ordered by BOC Score with the highest at the top. 9 of them carry a score. 1 does not have enough federal outcome data to score, and appears last rather than being hidden.
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal about the institution rather than about this subject. Sponsored listings are paid placements and are labelled as such; they are separate from this ranking and never change it. Read the full methodology.
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in South Carolina earn a median $73,700 per year against $106,040 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The South Carolina median for first-line supervisors of police and detectives is $73,700 per year, below the national median of $106,040, on state employment of 1,560 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in Gaffney specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the South Carolina page.
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