Criminal Justice Schools In Missouri
There are 59 accredited criminal justice schools in Missouri for faculty who teach criminal justice classes to choose from. The trends in Missouri's criminal justice academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in criminal justice includes criminal justice training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
Missouri Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment
| Missouri | 33,680 |
| National | 1,897,220 |
Of all of the criminal justice professionals that work in the US, approximately 2% work in Missouri state.
Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Missouri
| 35,180 | 35,150 | 34,390 | 34,860 | 33,190 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Missouri, the field of criminal justice is shrinking. There were 1,990 less criminal justice professionals working in Missouri in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of criminal justice professionals has shrunk by 6%. This decline 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 Missouri
| $33,037 | $34,480 | $35,607 | $38,138 | $41,061 |
| $43,489 | $45,096 | $45,354 | $45,661 | $46,263 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Criminal Justice
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of criminal justice professionals is declining, the salaries paid to criminal justice professionals are increasing in Missouri. In 2006 criminal justice professionals made a mean salary of $33,037 per year, and in 2010 they made $41,061 per year.
Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Missouri
10th percentile |
$26,683 |
25th percentile |
$31,237 |
50th percentile |
$38,171 |
75th percentile |
$48,911 |
90th percentile |
$62,573 |
Thus, there was a 20% growth in criminal justice professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Missouri state, within the field of criminal justice, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid criminal justice professionals earn 135% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Missouri
Criminal Justice |
$40,054 |
Criminology |
$49,795 |
Forensic Science |
$46,240 |
Homeland Security |
$39,993 |
Paralegal |
$41,995 |
Criminal justice professionals in Missouri earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Criminal Justice programs available for each degree type for all schools in Missouri
associate |
38 |
bachelor |
45 |
master |
6 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
14 |
| Total | 103 |
The number of students graduating from the 59 accredited criminal justice schools in Missouri is decreasing. In 2006, 2,275 students graduated from criminal justice courses in Missouri. And in 2010, 1,841 students graduated.
There was a decrease in the number of criminal justice school degree or certificate graduates in Missouri by 19%. Most of these graduates, or 44%, earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.