Criminal Justice Schools In North Dakota
There are 10 accredited criminal justice schools in North Dakota for faculty who teach criminal justice classes to choose from. The trends in North Dakota'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
North Dakota Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment
| North Dakota | 3,010 |
| National | 1,897,220 |
Of all of the criminal justice professionals in the country, nearly 0% are in the state of North Dakota.
Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In North Dakota
| 2,410 | 2,640 | 2,720 | 3,010 | 2,950 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In North Dakota, criminal justice is a growing field. There were 540 more criminal justice professionals working in North Dakota in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in North Dakota, this field has grown by 22% 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 North Dakota
| $36,154 | $36,493 | $32,919 | $34,053 | $39,095 |
| $38,611 | $40,428 | $41,355 | $43,390 | $43,459 |
| 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 North Dakota. In 2006 criminal justice professionals made a mean salary of $36,154 per year, and in 2010 they made $39,095 per year.
Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in North Dakota
10th percentile |
$25,853 |
25th percentile |
$29,645 |
50th percentile |
$36,388 |
75th percentile |
$46,140 |
90th percentile |
$55,825 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 8%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 116% pay differential between the highest paid criminal justice professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of criminal justice in North Dakota.
Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in North Dakota
Criminal Justice |
$39,603 |
Criminology |
$56,090 |
Homeland Security |
$42,877 |
Paralegal |
$36,395 |
In North Dakota, 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 North Dakota
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
5 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 14 |
As the number of criminal justice professionals is increasing in North Dakota state, the number of students graduating from the 10 accredited criminal justice schools in North Dakota state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 302 criminal justice graduates from criminal justice courses in North Dakota and in 2010 there were 207 graduates.
Thus there was a 31% percent decrease in the number of criminal justice school degree or certificate graduates in North Dakota. A majority of these graduates, or 43%, graduated with a associate's degree in criminal justice.