Criminal Justice Schools In Michigan

Michigan has 60 accredited criminal justice schools where criminal justice faculty who teach criminal justice classes can find employment. The trends in Michigan'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
PhD degree in Criminal Justice

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Michigan Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment

Michigan	39,050
National	1,897,220

Approximately 2% of the country's criminal justice professionals work in Michigan state.

Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Michigan

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
32,110	44,930	44,280	43,150	38,580

Yellow: Actual Values

In Michigan, the field of criminal justice is growing. In 2010 there were 6,470 more criminal justice professionals working in Michigan than there were in 2006. Thus, in Michigan, this field has grown by 20% in four years. This growth is faster 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 Michigan

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$40,285	$43,287	$43,819	$45,661	$48,413
$45,563	$47,071	$48,208	$48,728	$49,286

Light Blue: Criminal Justice
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Michigan, as the number of criminal justice professionals is growing, the salaries earned by criminal justice professionals are increasing. The mean salary for criminal justice professionals in 2006 was $40,285 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $48,413 per year.

Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Michigan

10th percentile	$32,305
25th percentile	$38,473
50th percentile	$46,552
75th percentile	$56,887
90th percentile	$69,260

This represents a growth in salaries of 17%. 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 114% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Michigan state.

Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Michigan

Criminal Justice	$47,333
Criminology	$66,950
Forensic Science	$63,440
Homeland Security	$47,260
Paralegal	$46,075

In Michigan, 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 Michigan

associate	76
bachelor	36
master	9
doctor	1
Certificate	34
Total	156

As the number of criminal justice professionals is increasing in Michigan state, the number of students graduating from the 60 accredited criminal justice schools in Michigan state is decreasing. In 2006, 3,498 students graduated from criminal justice courses in Michigan. And in 2010, 3,036 students graduated.

There was a decrease in the number of criminal justice school degree or certificate graduates in Michigan by 13%. A majority of these graduates, or 49%, graduated with a associate's degree in criminal justice.

Criminal Justice Faculty Salaries in Michigan

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