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Criminal Justice Schools In Arkansas

There are 35 accredited criminal justice schools in Arkansas for faculty who teach criminal justice classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the criminal justice academic community in Arkansas, and the future trends in criminal justice training at the following levels:

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Arkansas Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment

Arkansas	14,460
National	1,897,220

Of all of the criminal justice professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Arkansas state.

Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Arkansas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
12,110	13,310	13,930	13,430	14,180

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of criminal justice professionals is growing in Arkansas. 2,070 more criminal justice professionals were working in Arkansas in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Arkansas, this field has grown by 17% 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 Arkansas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$31,417	$34,405	$34,780	$36,359	$39,260
$36,627	$39,363	$40,932	$42,668	$43,359

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 Arkansas. Criminal justice professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $31,417 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $39,260 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Arkansas

10th percentile	$23,502
25th percentile	$28,182
50th percentile	$33,988
75th percentile	$46,392
90th percentile	$66,123

Thus, criminal justice professionals' salaries grew by 20% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of criminal justice, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid criminal justice professionals earning 181% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Arkansas state.

Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Arkansas

Criminal Justice	$38,213
Criminology	$42,965
Forensic Science	$39,420
Homeland Security	$34,940
Paralegal	$35,300

Criminal justice professionals in Arkansas earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Criminal Justice programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arkansas

associate	37
bachelor	13
master	3
doctor	1
Certificate	43
Total	97

The number of students graduating from the 35 accredited criminal justice schools in Arkansas is decreasing. In Arkansas, there were 909 graduates in 2006. And there were 710 graduates from criminal justice courses in 2010.

This represents a 22% decrease in the number of criminal justice degree or certificate school graduates in Arkansas state. Most of these graduates, or 44%, earned a undergraduate certificate in criminal justice.

Criminal Justice Faculty Salaries in Arkansas

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The number of criminal justice faculty, growth in the field of criminal justice academia and criminal justice faculty salaries in Arkansas, 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 take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of criminal justice in Arkansas. 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.