Criminal Justice Schools In New York

There are 94 accredited criminal justice schools in New York 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 New York, 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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New York Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment

New York	170,970
National	1,897,220

Of all of the criminal justice professionals that work in the US, approximately 9% work in New York state.

Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In New York

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
176,080	178,950	179,490	174,270	169,180

Yellow: Actual Values

Criminal Justice is a shrinking field in New York. In New York, 6,900 less criminal justice professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 4% decline in the field. 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 New York

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$45,199	$47,686	$50,369	$51,217	$54,493
$47,100	$51,120	$53,567	$54,837	$56,461

Light Blue: Criminal Justice
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of criminal justice professionals is declining, the salaries paid to criminal justice professionals are increasing in New York. The mean salary for criminal justice professionals in 2006 was $45,199 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $54,493 per year.

Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in New York

10th percentile	$33,546
25th percentile	$43,159
50th percentile	$53,714
75th percentile	$66,867
90th percentile	$77,110

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 130% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in New York state.

Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in New York

Criminal Justice	$55,719
Criminology	$73,270
Homeland Security	$48,710
Paralegal	$52,725

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

Educational Trends

Criminal Justice programs available for each degree type for all schools in New York

associate	70
bachelor	48
master	15
doctor	2
Certificate	17
Total	152

The number of students graduating from the 94 accredited criminal justice schools in New York is decreasing. In New York, there were 7,581 graduates in 2006. And there were 6,539 graduates from criminal justice courses in 2010.

There was a decrease in the number of criminal justice school degree or certificate graduates in New York by 14%. Most of these graduates, or 46%, earned a associate's degree in criminal justice.

Criminal Justice Faculty Salaries in New York

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The number of criminal justice faculty, growth in the field of criminal justice academia and criminal justice faculty salaries in New York, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching criminal justice courses to students at the certificate in criminal justice, associates degree in criminal justice, bachelors degree in criminal justice, masters degree in criminal justice, and doctoral degree in criminal justice levels, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of criminal justice in New York. Once you submit your information, you will get a chance to see an overview of what we have learned thus far from you and your peers.