Criminal Justice Schools In Oregon
Oregon has 22 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 Oregon, which 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
Oregon Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment
| Oregon | 15,200 |
| National | 1,897,220 |
Approximately 1% of the country's criminal justice professionals work in Oregon state.
Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Oregon
| 14,250 | 14,500 | 15,300 | 15,250 | 15,050 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of criminal justice professionals is growing in Oregon. In Oregon, 800 more criminal justice professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of criminal justice professionals has grown by 6%. This growth is faster than the change in the number of criminal justice professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of criminal justice professionals has grown by 2% from 2006 to 2010.
Criminal Justice VS. All Professions salaries in Oregon
| $39,317 | $41,767 | $44,586 | $46,956 | $48,364 |
| $45,036 | $46,427 | $47,124 | $48,511 | $50,274 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Criminal Justice
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by criminal justice professionals is increasing in Oregon. The mean salary for criminal justice professionals in 2006 was $39,317 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $48,364 per year.
Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Oregon
10th percentile |
$32,073 |
25th percentile |
$37,204 |
50th percentile |
$45,874 |
75th percentile |
$56,441 |
90th percentile |
$69,914 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 19%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Oregon state, within the field of criminal justice, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid criminal justice professionals earn 118% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Oregon
Criminal Justice |
$49,060 |
Criminology |
$62,050 |
Forensic Science |
$57,080 |
Homeland Security |
$45,250 |
Paralegal |
$46,185 |
In Oregon, 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 Oregon
associate |
22 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
20 |
| Total | 50 |
The number of students graduating from the 22 accredited criminal justice schools in Oregon is decreasing. In Oregon, there were 693 graduates in 2006. And there were 576 graduates from criminal justice courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 17% percent decrease in the number of criminal justice school degree or certificate graduates in Oregon. A majority of these graduates, or 44%, graduated with a associate's degree in criminal justice.