Criminal Justice Schools In Illinois

Illinois has 90 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 Illinois, 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
PhD degree in Criminal Justice

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Illinois Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment

Illinois	74,910
National	1,897,220

Approximately 4% of the country's criminal justice professionals work in Illinois state.

Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
74,900	79,260	75,360	73,040	73,250

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of criminal justice professionals is shrinking in Illinois. There were 1,650 less criminal justice professionals working in Illinois in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of criminal justice professionals has shrunk by 2%. This decline is slower than the national trend for criminal justice professionals which shows a 2% increase in the number of criminal justice professionals working around the nation.

Criminal Justice VS. All Professions salaries in Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$43,857	$40,865	$48,540	$50,930	$44,259
$46,261	$48,114	$49,602	$50,552	$51,250

Light Blue: Criminal Justice
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to criminal justice professionals are growing in Illinois. Criminal justice professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $43,857 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $44,259 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Illinois

10th percentile	$29,606
25th percentile	$35,019
50th percentile	$42,554
75th percentile	$51,987
90th percentile	$63,507

Thus, there was a 1% growth in criminal justice professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Illinois state, within the field of criminal justice, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid criminal justice professionals earn 115% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Illinois

Criminal Justice	$44,558
Criminology	$71,697
Forensic Science	$72,990
Homeland Security	$42,660
Paralegal	$48,230

In Illinois, 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 Illinois

associate	58
bachelor	41
master	11
doctor	1
Certificate	51
Total	162

The number of students graduating from the 90 accredited criminal justice schools in Illinois is decreasing. In 2006, 6,020 students graduated from criminal justice courses in Illinois. And in 2010, 3,305 students graduated.

This represents a 45% decrease in the number of criminal justice degree or certificate school graduates in Illinois state. A majority of these graduates, or 36%, graduated with a associate's degree in criminal justice.

Criminal Justice Faculty Salaries in Illinois

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The number of criminal justice faculty, growth in the field of criminal justice academia and criminal justice faculty salaries in Illinois, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching criminal justice courses to students at the certificate in criminal justice, associates degree in criminal justice, bachelors degree in criminal justice, masters degree in criminal justice, and doctoral degree in criminal justice levels, please anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future criminal justice faculty in Illinois. Once you submit your information, you will get a chance to see an overview of what we have learned thus far from you and your peers.