Criminal Justice Schools In Minnesota

There are 53 accredited criminal justice schools in Minnesota for faculty who teach criminal justice classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the criminal justice academic community in Minnesota, and the future trends in 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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Minnesota Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment

Minnesota	22,780
National	1,897,220

Approximately 1% of the country's criminal justice professionals work in Minnesota state.

Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Minnesota

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
24,610	24,440	23,310	24,900	22,170

Yellow: Actual Values

Criminal Justice is a shrinking field in Minnesota. There were 2,440 less criminal justice professionals working in Minnesota in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of criminal justice professionals has shrunk by 10%. This decline 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 Minnesota

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$39,593	$43,623	$43,627	$43,771	$44,645
$45,649	$48,094	$49,813	$50,330	$51,158

Light Blue: Criminal Justice
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to criminal justice professionals are growing in Minnesota. The mean salary for criminal justice professionals in 2006 was $39,593 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $44,645 per year.

Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Minnesota

10th percentile	$30,247
25th percentile	$35,562
50th percentile	$42,590
75th percentile	$50,915
90th percentile	$64,392

Thus, there was a 11% growth in criminal justice professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Minnesota, 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 113%

Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Minnesota

Criminal Justice	$44,673
Criminology	$65,330
Homeland Security	$43,723
Paralegal	$48,240

Criminal justice professionals in Minnesota earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Criminal Justice programs available for each degree type for all schools in Minnesota

associate	47
bachelor	33
master	7
doctor	2
Certificate	13
Total	102

The number of students graduating from the 53 accredited criminal justice schools in Minnesota is decreasing. In Minnesota, there were 2,594 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,819 graduates from criminal justice courses in 2010.

This represents a 30% decrease in the number of criminal justice degree or certificate school graduates in Minnesota state. Most of these graduates, or 46%, earned a associate's degree in criminal justice.

Criminal Justice Faculty Salaries in Minnesota

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