Criminal Justice Schools In Mississippi
Mississippi has 20 accredited criminal justice schools where criminal justice faculty who teach criminal justice classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of criminal justice and criminal justice training in Mississippi, which includes criminal justice training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Criminal Justice
- Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice
- Masters degree in Criminal Justice
- PhD degree in Criminal Justice
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Professional Trends
Mississippi Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment
| Mississippi | 18,900 |
| National | 1,897,220 |
Approximately 1% of the country's criminal justice professionals work in Mississippi state.
Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Mississippi
| 18,690 | 19,480 | 19,210 | 18,810 | 18,700 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Mississippi, the field of criminal justice is growing. 10 more criminal justice professionals were working in Mississippi in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of criminal justice professionals has grown by 0%. This is slower 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 Mississippi
| $27,086 | $31,533 | $33,801 | $33,074 | $27,413 |
| $37,233 | $40,105 | $41,284 | $42,076 | $42,366 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Criminal Justice
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to criminal justice professionals are growing in Mississippi. The mean salary for criminal justice professionals in 2006 was $27,086 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $27,413 per year.
Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Mississippi
10th percentile |
$18,258 |
25th percentile |
$20,577 |
50th percentile |
$24,347 |
75th percentile |
$32,118 |
90th percentile |
$42,817 |
Thus, criminal justice professionals' salaries grew by 1% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Mississippi, 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 135%
Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Mississippi
Criminal Justice |
$28,206 |
Criminology |
$43,520 |
Forensic Science |
$51,410 |
Homeland Security |
$38,740 |
Paralegal |
$39,100 |
In Mississippi, 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 Mississippi
associate |
17 |
bachelor |
9 |
master |
6 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 33 |
As the number of criminal justice professionals is increasing in Mississippi state, the number of students graduating from the 20 accredited criminal justice schools in Mississippi state is decreasing. In 2006, 658 students graduated from criminal justice courses in Mississippi. And in 2010, 452 students graduated.
There was a decrease in the number of criminal justice school degree or certificate graduates in Mississippi by 31%. 52% of these graduates received a associate's degree in criminal justice.