Criminal Justice Schools In Louisiana
Louisiana has 35 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 Louisiana, which encompasses criminal justice training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
Louisiana Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment
| Louisiana | 33,190 |
| National | 1,897,220 |
Of all of the criminal justice professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Louisiana.
Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Louisiana
| 32,180 | 33,720 | 34,900 | 33,570 | 32,720 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
In Louisiana, criminal justice is a growing field. In Louisiana, 540 more criminal justice professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 2% growth in the field. This growth is slower 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 Louisiana
| $31,224 | $32,776 | $36,592 | $38,251 | $40,454 |
| $38,658 | $41,019 | $42,185 | $43,003 | $45,617 |
| 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 Louisiana. Criminal justice professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $31,224 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $40,454 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Louisiana
10th percentile |
$25,007 |
25th percentile |
$29,506 |
50th percentile |
$37,087 |
75th percentile |
$49,319 |
90th percentile |
$63,384 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 23%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 153% pay differential between the highest paid criminal justice professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of criminal justice in Louisiana.
Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Louisiana
Criminal Justice |
$39,881 |
Criminology |
$49,080 |
Forensic Science |
$48,520 |
Homeland Security |
$35,198 |
Paralegal |
$39,765 |
In Louisiana, 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 Louisiana
associate |
27 |
bachelor |
17 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
6 |
| Total | 54 |
As the number of criminal justice professionals is increasing in Louisiana state, the number of students graduating from the 35 accredited criminal justice schools in Louisiana state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 1,393 criminal justice graduates from criminal justice courses in Louisiana and in 2010 there were 945 graduates.
This represents a 32% decrease in the number of criminal justice degree or certificate school graduates in Louisiana state. A majority of these graduates, or 50%, graduated with a associate's degree in criminal justice.