Criminal Justice Schools In Kansas
There are 33 accredited criminal justice schools in Kansas for faculty who teach criminal justice classes to choose from. The trends in Kansas' criminal justice academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in criminal justice includes 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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Professional Trends
Kansas Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment
| Kansas | 12,780 |
| National | 1,897,220 |
Of all of the criminal justice professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Kansas state.
Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Kansas
| 12,790 | 13,740 | 13,080 | 13,460 | 12,700 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Kansas, criminal justice is a shrinking field. There were 90 less criminal justice professionals working in Kansas in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 1% decline in the field. 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 Kansas
| $33,180 | $35,189 | $36,080 | $38,606 | $32,327 |
| $41,394 | $43,120 | $44,217 | $45,570 | $46,014 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Criminal Justice
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by criminal justice professionals is decreasing in Kansas. In 2006 criminal justice professionals made a mean salary of $33,180 per year, and in 2010 they made $32,327 per year.
Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Kansas
10th percentile |
$20,985 |
25th percentile |
$25,072 |
50th percentile |
$30,085 |
75th percentile |
$37,843 |
90th percentile |
$47,423 |
Thus, criminal justice professionals' salaries declined by 3% in 4 years. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. Within the field of criminal justice, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid criminal justice professionals earning 126% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Kansas state.
Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Kansas
Criminal Justice |
$27,709 |
Criminology |
$48,130 |
Forensic Science |
$52,080 |
Homeland Security |
$41,893 |
Paralegal |
$36,920 |
In Kansas, criminal justice professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Criminal Justice programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kansas
associate |
27 |
bachelor |
17 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
16 |
| Total | 63 |
The number of students graduating from the 33 accredited criminal justice schools in Kansas is decreasing. In 2006 there were 926 criminal justice graduates from criminal justice courses in Kansas and in 2010 there were 509 graduates.
Thus there was a 45% percent decrease in the number of criminal justice school degree or certificate graduates in Kansas. 43% of these graduates received a associate's degree in criminal justice.