Economic Crime Career Outlook

A Growing Need for Qualified Economic Crime Investigators

The need in both the public and private sectors of employment is enormous and ever growing. 

In 2002, there were 17,000 police agencies throughout the United States, employing approximately 922,000 police officers at the federal, state, and local levels of government*.  The vast majority of these officers have received little or no preparation and/or training in how to investigate the types of white-collar crimes perpetrated. 

There is also a growing need within the private sector to hire qualified people to perform investigations in-house for a variety of corporations; including banking and financial institutions, insurance companies, manufacturing firms, a variety of organizations within the service sector, computer and software companies, transportation and utility services, wholesale and retail trade. 

Professional Outcomes

When you have completed your online Bachelor of Science in Economic Crime Investigation, you will be prepared to enter the workforce immediately in an entry-level, professional position in:

  • ::  forensic accounting

  • ::  tax crime investigation

  • ::  insurance fraud

  • ::  corporate financial fraud

  • ::  identity theft investigation

  • ::  credit card fraud

  • ::  …and more

Whatever your chosen path, your new financial investigation skills will make you a valuable asset to any organization.