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Law and Criminal Justice Schools in Colorado

Colorado contains 35 schools that offer law and criminal justice programs. University of Denver, the highest-ranking law and criminal justice school in CO, has a total student population of 11,644 and is the 148th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 35 law and criminal justice schools in Colorado, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Denver comes out as the most expensive ($31,044/yr), with Colorado Mountain College as the lowest recorded at only $6,996/yr.

Law and Criminal Justice students from Colorado schools who go on to become law and criminal justice professionals, corrections officers, jailers, court reporters, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 556,790 people working as lawyers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $129,020. Also, Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators make on average $63,250 per year and there are about 8,110 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Colorado alone, there are 100 employed arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators earning an average yearly salary of $66,460. Lawyers in this state earn $123,010/yr and there are 10,590 employed.

Also, within the law and criminal justice schools in Colorado, the average student population is 3,182 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from law and criminal justice, there are 2501 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,103 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,337, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Colorado Interesting Facts

• ""Beulah red" is the name of the red marble that gives the Colorado State Capitol its distinctive splendor. Cutting, polishing, and installing the marble in the Capitol took six years, from 1894 to 1900. All of the "Beulah red" marble in the world went into the Capitol. It cannot be replaced, at any price."
• Colorado is the only state in history, to turn down the Olympics. In 1976 the Winter Olympics were planned to be held in Denver. 62% of all state Voters choose at almost the last minute not to host the Olympics, because of the cost, pollution and population boom it would have on the State Of Colorado, and the City of Denver.
• The United States Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs.
• The world's largest flat-top mountain is in Grand Mesa.
• In Fruita, the town folk celebrate 'Mike the Headless Chicken Day'. Seems that a farmer named L.A. Olsen cut off Mike's head on September 10, 1945 in anticipation of a chicken dinner - and Mike lived for another 4 years without a head.

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