Criminal Justice Professor | Salary & Job Information

Becoming a Criminal Justice Professor via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Ashford University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering law and criminal justice courses to train individuals to become top-notch law and criminal justice professionals, corrections officers, jailers, court reporters, crime scene investigators, investigators, personal investigators, forensics specialists, crime scene forensics specialists, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 12,610 people employed as criminal justice and law enforcement teachers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $62,750. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Criminal Justice Professor Salary Information

Category: Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary

Total # Employed in the US 12,610
Average Yearly Salary $62,750
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$32,470 $43,040 $57,500 $77,020 $104,170
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.2% 0.7% 2.7% 2.3% 15.3% 34.6% 44.2%
Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alabama - $55,730
Arkansas - $53,060
California - $81,560
Colorado - $86,820
Connecticut - $57,070
Delaware - $64,220
Florida - $57,030
Hawaii - $55,480
Idaho - $50,490
Indiana - $58,510
Kansas - $59,740
Kentucky - $57,520
Louisiana - $67,070
Maine - $44,740
Maryland - $65,120
Massachusetts - $54,080
Michigan - $55,760
Mississippi - $70,010
Missouri - $63,520
Montana - $67,800
Nebraska - $60,670
Nevada - $56,460
New Hampshire - $51,710
New Mexico - $52,890
New York - $52,960
North Dakota - $67,710
Ohio - $52,830
Oklahoma - $68,560
Oregon - $51,830
Pennsylvania - $58,140
South Carolina - $60,090
Tennessee - $67,310
Utah - $80,180
Virginia - $70,520
Washington - $64,260
West Virginia - $47,700
Wisconsin - $53,810
Wyoming - $62,550
Guam - $54,870
Puerto Rico - $48,500


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