Criminal Justice Schools In Kentucky
In Kentucky, there are 44 accredited schools where criminal justice classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Kentucky's 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
Kentucky Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment
| Kentucky | 22,720 |
| National | 1,897,220 |
Of all of the criminal justice professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Kentucky.
Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Kentucky
| 21,340 | 21,250 | 23,050 | 22,110 | 22,480 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Kentucky, criminal justice is a growing field. There were 1,140 more criminal justice professionals working in Kentucky in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 5% growth in the field. 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 Kentucky
| $31,950 | $32,476 | $33,843 | $34,280 | $36,407 |
| $39,791 | $41,432 | $43,385 | $44,191 | $44,977 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Criminal Justice
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by criminal justice professionals is increasing in Kentucky. In 2006 criminal justice professionals made a mean salary of $31,950 per year, and in 2010 they made $36,407 per year.
Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Kentucky
10th percentile |
$21,572 |
25th percentile |
$25,357 |
50th percentile |
$31,077 |
75th percentile |
$45,430 |
90th percentile |
$60,933 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 12%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Kentucky, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of criminal justice. The pay differential between the highest paid criminal justice professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 182%
Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Kentucky
Criminal Justice |
$35,909 |
Criminology |
$50,500 |
Forensic Science |
$42,290 |
Homeland Security |
$39,543 |
Paralegal |
$36,445 |
In Kentucky, 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 Kentucky
associate |
35 |
bachelor |
27 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
5 |
| Total | 70 |
As the number of criminal justice professionals is increasing in Kentucky state, the number of students graduating from the 44 accredited criminal justice schools in Kentucky state is decreasing. In 2006, 1,205 students graduated from criminal justice courses in Kentucky. And in 2010, 1,015 students graduated.
This represents a 16% decrease in the number of criminal justice degree or certificate school graduates in Kentucky state. 50% of these graduates received a associate's degree in criminal justice.