Criminal Justice Schools In Pennsylvania

Criminal Justice classes faculty can choose to work at one of 98 accredited criminal justice schools in Pennsylvania. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of criminal justice and criminal justice training in Pennsylvania, 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
PhD degree in Criminal Justice

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Professional Trends

Pennsylvania Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment

Pennsylvania	72,490
National	1,897,220

Approximately 4% of the country's criminal justice professionals work in Pennsylvania state.

Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
54,140	70,590	72,440	72,920	71,500

Yellow: Actual Values

Criminal Justice is a growing field in Pennsylvania. 17,360 more criminal justice professionals were working in Pennsylvania in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 32% growth in the field. This is faster 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 Pennsylvania

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$39,985	$41,569	$39,839	$45,990	$48,139
$44,448	$45,778	$47,594	$49,448	$50,581

Light Blue: Criminal Justice
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of criminal justice professionals is growing, the salaries paid to criminal justice professionals are increasing in Pennsylvania. In 2006 criminal justice professionals made a mean salary of $39,985 per year, and in 2010 they made $48,139 per year.

Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Pennsylvania

10th percentile	$31,620
25th percentile	$37,363
50th percentile	$45,327
75th percentile	$56,720
90th percentile	$70,974

This represents a 17% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Pennsylvania state, within the field of criminal justice, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid criminal justice professionals earn 124% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Pennsylvania

Criminal Justice	$47,129
Criminology	$68,573
Homeland Security	$44,857
Paralegal	$46,470

In Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania

associate	61
bachelor	59
master	13
doctor	2
Certificate	28
Total	163

As the number of criminal justice professionals is increasing in Pennsylvania state, the number of students graduating from the 98 accredited criminal justice schools in Pennsylvania state is decreasing. In Pennsylvania, there were 6,559 graduates in 2006. And there were 3,885 graduates from criminal justice courses in 2010.

There was a decrease in the number of criminal justice school degree or certificate graduates in Pennsylvania by 41%. A majority of these graduates, or 37%, graduated with a associate's degree in criminal justice.

Criminal Justice Faculty Salaries in Pennsylvania

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The number of criminal justice faculty, growth in the field of criminal justice academia and criminal justice faculty salaries in Pennsylvania, 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 anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future criminal justice faculty in Pennsylvania. 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.