Criminal Justice Schools In Delaware
There are 5 accredited criminal justice schools in Delaware for faculty who teach criminal justice classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in criminal justice in the state of Delaware, which encompasses criminal justice training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Criminal Justice
- Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice
- Masters degree in Criminal Justice
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Professional Trends
Delaware Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment
| Delaware | 4,670 |
| National | 1,897,220 |
Approximately 0% of the country's criminal justice professionals work in Delaware state.
Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Delaware
| 5,550 | 6,960 | 5,030 | 5,430 | 4,500 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Criminal Justice is a shrinking field in Delaware. In 2010 there were 1,050 less criminal justice professionals working in Delaware than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of criminal justice professionals has shrunk by 19%. This decline is faster than the change in the number of criminal justice professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of criminal justice professionals has grown by 2% from 2006 to 2010.
Criminal Justice VS. All Professions salaries in Delaware
| $41,072 | $43,637 | $48,188 | $50,562 | $56,838 |
| $46,948 | $48,366 | $50,236 | $51,531 | $51,081 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Criminal Justice
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to criminal justice professionals are growing in Delaware. In 2006 criminal justice professionals made a mean salary of $41,072 per year, and in 2010 they made $56,838 per year.
Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Delaware
10th percentile |
$32,602 |
25th percentile |
$39,702 |
50th percentile |
$54,725 |
75th percentile |
$72,510 |
90th percentile |
$85,442 |
Thus, there was a 28% growth in criminal justice professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of criminal justice, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid criminal justice professionals earning 162% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Delaware state.
Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Delaware
Criminal Justice |
$53,392 |
Criminology |
$68,965 |
Homeland Security |
$48,900 |
Paralegal |
$50,745 |
Criminal justice professionals in Delaware earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Criminal Justice programs available for each degree type for all schools in Delaware
associate |
8 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 12 |
As the number of criminal justice professionals is decreasing in Delaware state, the number of students graduating from the 5 accredited criminal justice schools in Delaware state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 462 criminal justice graduates from criminal justice courses in Delaware and in 2010 there were 202 graduates.
This represents a 56% decrease in the number of criminal justice degree or certificate school graduates in Delaware state. Most of these graduates, or 67%, earned a associate's degree in criminal justice.