Criminal Justice Schools In Hawaii
Hawaii has 9 accredited criminal justice schools where criminal justice faculty who teach criminal justice classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in criminal justice in the state of Hawaii, which encompasses criminal justice training at the following levels:
- Criminal Justice Certificate
- Associates degree in Criminal Justice
- Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice
- Masters degree in Criminal Justice
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Hawaii Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment
| Hawaii | 13,500 |
| National | 1,897,220 |
Approximately 1% of the country's criminal justice professionals work in Hawaii state.
Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Hawaii
| 10,360 | 12,450 | 13,990 | 13,990 | 13,420 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Hawaii, criminal justice is a growing field. In Hawaii, 3,060 more criminal justice professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of criminal justice has grown by 30% in Hawaii. This is faster than the trend for criminal justice professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of criminal justice professionals has grown by 2% between 2006 and 2010.
Criminal Justice VS. All Professions salaries in Hawaii
| $44,308 | $46,586 | $48,815 | $49,646 | $51,582 |
| $46,651 | $47,931 | $49,192 | $50,493 | $52,227 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Criminal Justice
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to criminal justice professionals are growing in Hawaii. In 2006 criminal justice professionals made a mean salary of $44,308 per year, and in 2010 they made $51,582 per year.
Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Hawaii
10th percentile |
$37,650 |
25th percentile |
$42,638 |
50th percentile |
$49,620 |
75th percentile |
$59,075 |
90th percentile |
$69,382 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 14%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Hawaii state, within the field of criminal justice, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid criminal justice professionals earn 84% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Hawaii
Criminal Justice |
$51,732 |
Criminology |
$68,625 |
Forensic Science |
$52,030 |
Homeland Security |
$47,507 |
Paralegal |
$48,125 |
In Hawaii, criminal justice professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Criminal Justice programs available for each degree type for all schools in Hawaii
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 16 |
As the number of criminal justice professionals is increasing in Hawaii state, the number of students graduating from the 9 accredited criminal justice schools in Hawaii state is decreasing. In 2006, 538 students graduated from criminal justice courses in Hawaii. And in 2010, 261 students graduated.
Thus there was a 51% percent decrease in the number of criminal justice school degree or certificate graduates in Hawaii. Most of these graduates, or 50%, earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.