Idaho contains ten schools that offer law and criminal justice programs. University of Idaho, the highest-ranking law and criminal justice school in ID, has a total student population of 11,957 and is the 243rd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 10 law and criminal justice schools in Idaho, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Idaho Campus comes out as the most expensive ($24,120/yr), with College of Southern Idaho as the lowest recorded at only $5,559/yr.
Law and Criminal Justice students from Idaho 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 Idaho alone, there are 50 employed arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators earning an average yearly salary of $37,550. Lawyers in this state earn $89,620/yr and there are 1,960 employed.
Also, within the law and criminal justice schools in Idaho, the average student population is 3,285 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from law and criminal justice, there are 1173 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,807 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,022, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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