Forensic Nursing Schools

As a professor or instructor of forensic nursing classes at one of the 1,810 accredited forensic nursing schools in the country, you play a critical role in shaping the future of this growing field. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in forensic nursing, which encompasses forensic nursing training at the following levels:

  • Forensic Nursing Certificate
  • Associates degree in Forensic Nursing
  • Bachelors degree in Forensic Nursing
  • Masters degree in Forensic Nursing
  • PhD degree in Forensic Nursing

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Forensic nursing professionals

286,190 286,990 293,020 304,670 314,380
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

314,380 forensic nursing professionals were working in the US in the year 2010. This number has grown by 10% over the course of the past 4 years.

This growth is faster than the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010, which was 1%.

National Salary percentiles for Forensic nursing professionals

10th percentile		 $44,880
25th percentile		 $59,025
50th percentile		 $76,790
75th percentile		 $105,065
90th percentile		 $140,825

The median yearly salary earned by forensic nursing professionals, in 2010, was $76,790. The national median salary for all professions, was $68,155 in the same year. Thus, the median yearly salary for forensic nursing professionals in the US was 29% more than the national median salary for all professions.

National Median Salary Growth For Forensic Nursing

$67,455 $70,360 $73,060 $73,535 $76,790
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

There has been a 14% growth in forensic nursing professionals' salaries from 2006 to 2010.

Educational Trends

National Forensic Nursing Student enrollment growth by degree

65,318 398 157 128 78,803
51,348 835 922 1,123 71,849
162 2 1 3 523
5,558 227 239 263 10,523
2,974 24 31 11 7,322
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Forensic Nursing
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Forensic Nursing
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Forensic Nursing
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Forensic Nursing
  • Grey: Certificate in Forensic Nursing

The career outlook for forensic nursing professionals is showing a rapid change. And, on the educational front, the story is similar. In the US, 125,360 students graduated from forensic nursing degree programs in 2006. And in 2010, 169,020 students graduated from forensic nursing schools.

This represents a 35% change in 4 years. The growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general has been 12% from 2006 to 2010. Thus, the growth in the number of students graduating from forensic nursing courses is greater than the change in the number of students graduating in all disciplines in the US.

Forensic Nursing Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 1,011
bachelor		 768
master		 237
doctor		 44
Certificate		 150
Total2,210

As student graduation numbers are up, the number of schools offering forensic nursing programs has also increased. In 2006 there were 1582 forensic nursing schools across the nation, and in 2010, there were 1850 schools.

Forensic Nursing Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. Forensic Nursing Schools in California128 Schools
  2. Forensic Nursing Schools in New York100 Schools
  3. Forensic Nursing Schools in Texas91 Schools
  4. Forensic Nursing Schools in Pennsylvania87 Schools
  5. Forensic Nursing Schools in Illinois84 Schools
  6. Forensic Nursing Schools in Ohio81 Schools
  7. Forensic Nursing Schools in North Carolina75 Schools
  8. Forensic Nursing Schools in Florida71 Schools
  9. Forensic Nursing Schools in Michigan56 Schools
  10. Forensic Nursing Schools in Missouri52 Schools
  11. Forensic Nursing Schools in Indiana50 Schools
  12. Forensic Nursing Schools in Virginia49 Schools
  13. Forensic Nursing Schools in Minnesota46 Schools
  14. Forensic Nursing Schools in Washington State42 Schools
  15. Forensic Nursing Schools in Wisconsin41 Schools
  16. Forensic Nursing Schools in New Jersey40 Schools
  17. Forensic Nursing Schools in Kentucky39 Schools
  18. Forensic Nursing Schools in Massachusetts39 Schools
  19. Forensic Nursing Schools in Alabama38 Schools
  20. Forensic Nursing Schools in Tennessee38 Schools
  21. Forensic Nursing Schools in Georgia38 Schools
  22. Forensic Nursing Schools in Oklahoma35 Schools
  23. Forensic Nursing Schools in Kansas34 Schools
  24. Forensic Nursing Schools in Iowa33 Schools
  25. Forensic Nursing Schools in Arizona31 Schools
  26. Forensic Nursing Schools in Arkansas29 Schools
  27. Forensic Nursing Schools in South Carolina29 Schools
  28. Forensic Nursing Schools in Colorado28 Schools
  29. Forensic Nursing Schools in Maryland27 Schools
  30. Forensic Nursing Schools in New Mexico24 Schools
  31. Forensic Nursing Schools in Louisiana24 Schools
  32. Forensic Nursing Schools in Oregon21 Schools
  33. Forensic Nursing Schools in Mississippi21 Schools
  34. Forensic Nursing Schools in Connecticut20 Schools
  35. Forensic Nursing Schools in West Virginia19 Schools
  36. Forensic Nursing Schools in Nebraska16 Schools
  37. Forensic Nursing Schools in Utah16 Schools
  38. Forensic Nursing Schools in North Dakota14 Schools
  39. Forensic Nursing Schools in Maine12 Schools
  40. Forensic Nursing Schools in Nevada12 Schools
  41. Forensic Nursing Schools in New Hampshire12 Schools
  42. Forensic Nursing Schools in Idaho11 Schools
  43. Forensic Nursing Schools in South Dakota10 Schools
  44. Forensic Nursing Schools in Montana10 Schools
  45. Forensic Nursing Schools in Hawaii8 Schools
  46. Forensic Nursing Schools in Wyoming7 Schools
  47. Forensic Nursing Schools in Delaware7 Schools
  48. Forensic Nursing Schools in Rhode Island5 Schools
  49. Forensic Nursing Schools in Vermont5 Schools
  50. Forensic Nursing Schools in Washington DC4 Schools
  51. Forensic Nursing Schools in Alaska1 Schools

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