Criminal Justice Schools In South Carolina
South Carolina has 42 accredited criminal justice schools where criminal justice faculty who teach criminal justice classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in criminal justice in the state of South Carolina, which encompasses 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
South Carolina Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment
| South Carolina | 27,270 |
| National | 1,897,220 |
Approximately 1% of the country's criminal justice professionals work in South Carolina state.
Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In South Carolina
| 24,720 | 26,290 | 26,700 | 27,770 | 26,840 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In South Carolina, criminal justice is a growing field. There were 2,120 more criminal justice professionals working in South Carolina in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of criminal justice professionals has grown by 9%. 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 South Carolina
| $35,291 | $35,119 | $35,873 | $35,657 | $30,590 |
| $39,422 | $41,728 | $43,045 | $43,558 | $44,811 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Criminal Justice
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by criminal justice professionals is decreasing in South Carolina. In 2006 criminal justice professionals made a mean salary of $35,291 per year, and in 2010 they made $30,590 per year.
Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in South Carolina
10th percentile |
$19,728 |
25th percentile |
$22,470 |
50th percentile |
$27,110 |
75th percentile |
$34,407 |
90th percentile |
$49,720 |
Thus, there was a 15% decline in criminal justice professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. Within the field of criminal justice, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid criminal justice professionals earning 152% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in South Carolina state.
Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in South Carolina
Criminal Justice |
$31,149 |
Criminology |
$47,450 |
Forensic Science |
$41,700 |
Homeland Security |
$37,427 |
Paralegal |
$38,595 |
In South Carolina, 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 South Carolina
associate |
24 |
bachelor |
24 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
13 |
| Total | 65 |
The number of students graduating from the 42 accredited criminal justice schools in South Carolina is decreasing. In South Carolina, there were 1,198 graduates in 2006. And there were 949 graduates from criminal justice courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of criminal justice school degree or certificate graduates in South Carolina by 21%. 37% of these graduates received a associate's degree in criminal justice.