Criminal Justice Degrees - 2014 Emerging Trends

UntMINAL JUSTICE DEGREES Criminal Justice is an exciting and worthwhile field of study. There are many sub-fields available within Criminal Justice that lead to very diverse careers. An online Criminal Justice degree is available to those students who require the flexibility that an online degree offers. Law Enforcement Paralegal TOP 10 Most Useful Criminal • Criminology Justice Majors Rehabilitation Research Methods Law Corrections • Psychology Social Work Information Technology TYPES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEGREES DBA in Criminal Justice Bachelors in Criminal Justice DBA in Homeland Security Masters in Criminal Justice MBA in Criminal Justice BSCJ in Juvenile Justice MBA in Homeland Security MS: Criminal Justice PhD: Criminal Justice AS in Criminal Justice BS in CJ Administration BS in CJ Computer Security EMPLOYERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS PRIVATE INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) BORDER PATROL • STATE AND NATIONAL PARKS • U.S. CUSTOMS STATE AND FEDERAL PRISONS, LOCAL DOMESTIC ABUSE ADVOCACY AGENCIES CORRECTIONS FACILITIES CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES • PRIVATE SECURITY CORPORATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES TOP 10 JOBS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEGREE HOLDERS Business intelligence analyst 46,334 3,032 11,736 Retails loss prevention specialist |3,911 Mental health counselor 8,298 1,158 Social worker 6,516 69 Chemist 10,781 161 5,513 1,666 Social and human service assistant 1,202 1,112 Police patrol officer Healthcare social worker 9,405 | 122 7,664 Child, family and school social worker 203 6,881 Intelligence analyst 87 JOB OPENINGS Bachelor's Degree Associate's Degree HIGHEST-PAYING CRIMINAL JUSTICE CAREERS For many people, decisions about criminal justice careers are based on which jobs offer the highest pay. Most of these require a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in order to be eligible. Here are ten of the highest paying criminal justice careers: Median Criminal Justice Salary by Job FBI Supervisors $89,115 Police and Detective Supervisors $75,490 Deputy Police Chiefs $74,834 Federal Law Enforcement Agents $73,170 FBI Agents $69,900 Police Lieutenants $65,688 Intelligence Analysts $61,045 Criminal Investigators and Special Agents $60,910 Immigration and Customs Inspectors $60,910 Insurance Fraud Investigators $57,150 SOURCES http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ http://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/justice-studies/blog/most-popular-jobs-criminal-justice-degree/ http://www.floridatechonline.com/online-degree-resources/criminal-justice-salary/ DegreeCouncil" .org