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Law and Criminal Justice Schools in Kentucky

Kentucky contains 40 schools that offer law and criminal justice programs. Midway College, the highest-ranking law and criminal justice school in KY, has a total student population of 1,392 and is the 327th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 40 law and criminal justice schools in Kentucky, only 6 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Daymar College-Owensboro Campus comes out as the most expensive ($26,118/yr), with Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $5,275/yr.

Law and Criminal Justice students from Kentucky 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.

Also, within the law and criminal justice schools in Kentucky, the average student population is 2,555 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from law and criminal justice, there are 2859 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,477 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,117, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Kentucky Interesting Facts

• The town of Murray is home to the Boy Scouts of America Scouting Museum located on the campus of Murray State University.
• The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously held horse race in the country. It is held at Churchill Downs in Louisville on the first Saturday in May.
• The Bluegrass Country around Lexington is home to some of the world's finest racehorses.
• Kentucky was a popular hunting ground for the Shawnee and Cherokee Indian nations prior to being settled by white settlers.
• In 1774 Harrodstown (now Harrodsburg) was established as the first permanent settlement in the Kentucky region. It was named after James Harrod who led a team of area surveyors.

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