Becoming a Law 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 education courses to train individuals to become top-notch teachers, educators, adult educators, professors, higher education specialists, college professors, education assessors, assessors, childhood educators, 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. Law teachers make on average $109,150 per year and there are about 12,690 of them employed today. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Law 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


Category: Law teachers, postsecondary

Total # Employed in the US 12,690
Average Yearly Salary $109,150
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$42,520 $64,000 $99,040 $140,130 $0
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%
Law teachers, postsecondary — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alabama - $92,610
Colorado - $119,560
Connecticut - $112,220
Delaware - $100,580
Florida - $115,810
Hawaii - $113,760
Idaho - $112,580
Kansas - $78,440
Maine - $83,270
Maryland - $111,750
Massachusetts - $125,450
Michigan - $82,710
Mississippi - $126,790
Missouri - $110,690
Montana - $123,140
Nebraska - $121,660
Nevada - $92,390
New Hampshire - $101,830
New Jersey - $83,300
North Dakota - $112,010
Ohio - $121,420
Oklahoma - $100,540
Oregon - $111,370
Pennsylvania - $142,570
South Carolina - $101,900
Tennessee - $109,870
Utah - $68,290
Washington - $96,740
Wyoming - $112,930
Guam - $125,410


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