Oklahoma contains 47 schools that offer law and criminal justice programs. Oklahoma City University, the highest-ranking law and criminal justice school in OK, has a total student population of 3,829 and is the 310th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 47 law and criminal justice schools in Oklahoma, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Oklahoma City Campus comes out as the most expensive ($23,972/yr), with Moore Norman Technology Center as the lowest recorded at only $3,192/yr.
Law and Criminal Justice students from Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma alone, there are 90 employed arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators earning an average yearly salary of $59,400. Lawyers in this state earn $91,080/yr and there are 6,400 employed.
Also, within the law and criminal justice schools in Oklahoma, the average student population is 1,754 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from law and criminal justice, there are 4305 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,424 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,600, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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