Associate's · Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's): earnings by school

453 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$39,832
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$47,097
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$14,973
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 425 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $42,357 and $53,377. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Rio Salado College AZ$83,948——
Frederick Community College MD$79,351——
Prince George's Community College MD—$72,849—
Southwestern Illinois College IL—$68,288—
Alexandria Technical & Community College MN$51,270$67,066$12,000
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City OK$58,185$66,287$6,935
Excelsior University NY—$66,211—
Columbia Southern University AL$61,493$66,000$16,515
North Hennepin Community College MN$62,497$65,910$14,821
Kellogg Community College MI$64,984——
Northland Community and Technical College MN$55,504$64,953—
Inver Hills Community College MN$57,748$64,621—
Grand Rapids Community College MI$57,477$64,550—
Jefferson College MO$55,292$64,131—
Lakeshore Technical College WI$52,334$63,684—
Ridgewater College MN—$63,210$16,758
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College MN$53,731$63,056$10,500
Northern Virginia Community College VA—$63,015—
Hawkeye Community College IA$52,764$62,551$10,375
Century College MN$65,879$62,166$14,523
Waukesha County Technical College WI$37,465$62,093$11,551
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College WI$55,833$61,297—
Northwestern Michigan College MI—$61,003—
Madison Area Technical College WI$48,547$60,863$11,394
Grayson College TX$57,838$60,661—
Mount Wachusett Community College MA—$60,626—
Fox Valley Technical College WI$50,553$60,438$11,000
Chippewa Valley Technical College WI$42,161$60,431$12,000
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College VA—$60,396—
Washtenaw Community College MI—$60,343$13,181
Marion Technical College OH—$60,187—
Western Technical College WI$38,630$59,884$11,000
Diablo Valley College CA—$59,444—
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College WI$56,482$59,343$11,000
Hill College TX—$59,294—
Minneapolis Community and Technical College MN$51,072$59,022—
Purdue University Global IN$53,938$58,840$20,572
Riverland Community College MN$51,309$58,214—
Morton College IL—$58,179—
Angelina College TX—$58,105—
Cape Cod Community College MA—$58,033—
Middlesex Community College MA$61,465$58,029—
Arapahoe Community College CO—$57,984—
Lake Superior State University MI$56,134$57,894$20,500
Bethel University TN$65,333$57,864$20,569
Central Lakes College-Brainerd MN$58,072$57,688—
Lincoln University MO—$57,290—
Park University MO—$57,202—
Salt Lake Community College UT$46,882$57,197$8,000
Oakland Community College MI$47,296$56,926—
De Anza College CA—$56,754—
Allan Hancock College CA$48,024$56,608—
Rasmussen University-Florida FL$63,543$56,503$22,000
Rasmussen University-Minnesota MN$63,543$56,503$22,000
Rasmussen University-North Dakota ND$63,543$56,503$22,000
Rasmussen University-Illinois IL$63,543$56,503$22,000
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin WI$63,543$56,503$22,000
Rasmussen University-Kansas KS$63,543$56,503$22,000
Montgomery County Community College PA$48,565$56,410$12,000
Central Maine Community College ME—$56,407—
North Shore Community College MA$36,189$56,407—
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion IN$36,418$56,400$25,250
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global IN$36,418$56,400$25,250
Bunker Hill Community College MA$47,334$56,211—
Community College of Vermont VT—$56,144—
Alamance Community College NC$55,983——
Los Medanos College CA—$55,890—
College of San Mateo CA—$55,857—
American Public University System WV$50,172$55,726$19,000
Stanly Community College NC—$55,689—
Gavilan College CA—$55,655—
Mott Community College MI—$55,644$6,834
Schenectady County Community College NY—$55,533—
Portland Community College OR—$55,469—
Schoolcraft Community College District MI$40,956$55,436—
Seminole State College of Florida FL$61,982$55,297—
James A. Rhodes State College OH—$55,185—
Post University CT$42,658$55,105$32,125
Massasoit Community College MA$38,676$54,915—
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA$31,776$54,803—
Community College of Baltimore County MD—$54,798—
Rowan College at Burlington County NJ$49,246$54,770—
Roxbury Community College MA—$54,740—
National Park College AR—$54,626—
Minnesota North College MN$45,354$54,578—
Ferris State University MI$42,642$54,494$13,483
Rio Hondo College CA—$54,395—
Nassau Community College NY$44,117$54,243$10,125
College of the Canyons CA—$54,179—
Jackson College MI—$54,164—
Herzing University-Birmingham AL—$54,084—
Herzing University-Minneapolis MN—$54,084—
Herzing University-Akron OH—$54,084—
Herzing University-Madison WI—$54,084—
Herzing University-Orlando FL—$54,084—
Herzing University-New Orleans LA—$54,084—
Herzing University-Kenosha WI—$54,084—
Herzing University-Brookfield WI—$54,084—
Delta College MI—$54,029—
Orange County Community College NY$35,240$53,827$12,000
Liberty University VA$41,728$53,803$20,863
Central Ohio Technical College OH—$53,708—
Columbus State Community College OH$47,922$53,695$11,500
Southern Maine Community College ME—$53,650—
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$41,557$53,577—
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$41,557$53,577—
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$41,557$53,577—
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$41,557$53,577—
Southeast Technical College SD$49,014$53,522$12,000
Hudson County Community College NJ$37,110$53,471—
Del Mar College TX$39,430$53,377—
NHTI-Concord's Community College NH$44,057$53,374$8,250
St Clair County Community College MI—$53,314—
Rockland Community College NY$29,512$53,294—
Greenville Technical College SC$42,080$53,276—
Rochester Community and Technical College MN$57,057$53,032—
Southern New Hampshire University NH$46,774$52,988$15,833
University of Akron Main Campus OH—$52,828—
Northern Wyoming Community College District WY—$52,827—
Lake Area Technical College SD$57,120$52,822$12,000
Dutchess Community College NY$43,149$52,804—
Hartnell College CA—$52,744—
Atlantic Cape Community College NJ—$52,562—
Northern Essex Community College MA—$52,309—
Henry Ford College MI—$52,172—
Columbia College MO—$52,148$23,250
Suffolk County Community College NY$35,861$52,140$7,781
Lewis and Clark Community College IL—$52,060—
Mid Michigan College MI$52,059——
Middlesex College NJ$42,602$51,937—
Lehigh Carbon Community College PA—$51,860$8,625
Central Texas College TX—$51,810—
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry DE$38,139$51,745$13,764
Indian River State College FL$35,896$51,745—
South Suburban College IL—$51,702—
Gateway Technical College WI$40,123$51,666$16,417
San Diego Miramar College CA$38,972$51,492—
San Joaquin Delta College CA—$51,141—
Macomb Community College MI—$51,057—
Rose State College OK—$51,045—
Santa Rosa Junior College CA—$50,912—
Des Moines Area Community College IA$46,515$50,877$8,195
Bay de Noc Community College MI—$50,808—
Truckee Meadows Community College NV$50,767——
College of Southern Idaho ID$34,422$50,579—
William Rainey Harper College IL$52,811$50,553—
Indian Hills Community College IA—$50,307—
Moraine Park Technical College WI—$50,267—
Wake Technical Community College NC$38,629$50,013$18,000
West Valley College CA—$49,981—
Chaffey College CA$33,980$49,938—
Brookdale Community College NJ$39,324$49,932—
Pima Community College AZ—$49,865—
Saint Louis Community College MO$45,470$49,853—
Harrisburg Area Community College PA$39,445$49,845$15,125
Sussex County Community College NJ$34,854$49,816—
York Technical College SC—$49,800—
Southwestern College CA$32,122$49,689—
College of Western Idaho ID$49,099$49,622$8,000
Mineral Area College MO—$49,477—
Quinsigamond Community College MA$48,394$49,474$15,750
Bristol Community College MA$42,177$49,454$11,182
Massachusetts Bay Community College MA—$49,344—
Lackawanna College PA$33,312$49,310$18,058
Carrington College-Sacramento CA$43,559$49,294—
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus CA$43,559$49,294—
Carrington College-San Jose CA$43,559$49,294—
CUNY Queensborough Community College NY$35,412$49,290—
Arkansas State University-Beebe AR—$49,253—
Minnesota State Community and Technical College MN$31,461$49,230—
Solano Community College CA$41,356$49,136—
Community College of Rhode Island RI$35,819$49,025$7,000
Blackhawk Technical College WI$41,689$49,012$11,000
Northampton County Area Community College PA$33,930$48,886$12,000
Arkansas Tech University AR$37,198$48,859—
Western Iowa Tech Community College IA—$48,851—
Dallas College TX$40,589$48,751$14,596
Delaware County Community College PA—$48,689—
Santa Ana College CA—$48,682—
Fulton-Montgomery Community College NY—$48,595—
Community College of Beaver County PA—$48,525—
Metropolitan Community College Area NE$44,095$48,500—
Northcentral Technical College WI$50,398$48,411—
Niagara County Community College NY$38,194$48,357$8,500
County College of Morris NJ$38,065$48,293$7,500
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$42,858$48,290$15,250
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College OH$42,858$48,290$15,250
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College OH$42,858$48,290$15,250
Blinn College District TX$47,141$48,170$13,350
Lakeland Community College OH—$48,075—
Polk State College FL$38,377$48,056—
Walters State Community College TN$48,054——
Central New Mexico Community College NM$38,461$48,048—
SUNY Broome Community College NY$35,418$47,840$13,000
Connecticut State Community College CT$40,388$47,717$6,250
UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey NJ$38,433$47,693—
Tarrant County College District TX—$47,675—
North Central Texas College TX—$47,644—
Northwest Vista College TX$32,500$47,630—
Hudson Valley Community College NY$37,098$47,627$11,125
Boise State University ID—$47,624—
Tidewater Community College VA$37,554$47,597$6,100
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ$42,751$47,592$20,000
SUNY Corning Community College NY—$47,512—
Yuba College CA—$47,478—
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College NY$36,892$47,356$5,431
Kent State University at Ashtabula OH—$47,306$16,873
Kent State University at East Liverpool OH—$47,306$16,873
Kent State University at Stark OH—$47,306$16,873
Kent State University at Trumbull OH—$47,306$16,873
Kent State University at Tuscarawas OH—$47,306$16,873
Kent State University at Salem OH—$47,306$16,873
Kent State University at Kent OH—$47,306$16,873
Kent State University at Geauga OH—$47,306$16,873
Wilkes Community College NC—$47,271—
Saint Leo University FL$48,647$47,269$28,362
Hillsborough College FL$39,726$47,205$13,750
Lemoore College CA$34,404$47,196—
Chemeketa Community College OR$45,831$47,154—
Genesee Community College NY$35,549$47,097$12,000
Joliet Junior College IL$47,926$47,059—
Valencia College FL$43,086$47,005$11,750
Pennsylvania Western University PA$35,102$46,987$23,029
Onondaga Community College NY$38,059$46,949$8,257
CUNY LaGuardia Community College NY$34,749$46,931—
Farmingdale State College NY—$46,905—
Guilford Technical Community College NC—$46,802$23,100
Butte College CA$53,285$46,677—
Western Dakota Technical College SD$45,301$46,659$12,000
Finger Lakes Community College NY—$46,597—
College of Southern Nevada NV$45,509$46,588$7,775
Missouri Southern State University MO$42,111$46,582$23,660
North Central Michigan College MI—$46,463—
Western Piedmont Community College NC—$46,450—
Southwest Virginia Community College VA—$46,441—
Fresno City College CA$40,231$46,395—
Milwaukee Area Technical College WI$44,798$46,366$10,994
Owens Community College OH—$46,300—
Holyoke Community College MA$41,395$46,250$11,000
Community College of Philadelphia PA$37,231$46,155$11,750
South Plains College TX$34,121$46,129$10,750
Central Carolina Community College NC$46,110——
Jefferson Community and Technical College KY$40,416$46,095—
Sacramento City College CA$50,667$46,078—
Berkeley College-New York NY$44,097$46,055$23,900
SUNY College of Technology at Canton NY$34,430$46,024—
Austin Community College District TX$43,067$45,940$12,875
Iowa Central Community College IA$45,121$45,922$10,810
CUNY Kingsborough Community College NY$38,421$45,870$5,375
Monroe Community College NY$38,710$45,814$8,750
Wytheville Community College VA—$45,779—
YTI Career Institute-York PA—$45,691—
Davidson-Davie Community College NC$30,557$45,679—
Clinton Community College NY—$45,627—
Ocean County College NJ$37,658$45,598—
Cuyahoga Community College District OH$58,258$45,590$4,500
Vincennes University IN$42,197$45,536$10,561
Northeast Community College NE—$45,484$10,750
Mohawk Valley Community College NY$40,048$45,481—
Tri-County Technical College SC—$45,462—
Victor Valley College CA—$45,397—
Zane State College OH—$45,391—
North Country Community College NY—$45,292—
Mt San Antonio College CA$45,825$45,181—
Georgia Northwestern Technical College GA$45,163——
Merced College CA$29,719$45,151—
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College NC—$45,137—
Coalinga College CA$34,576$45,044—
Howard College TX—$45,025—
Southwest College for the Deaf TX—$45,025—
Northwood Technical College WI—$44,992—
Riverside City College CA$37,693$44,951—
Amarillo College TX$40,516$44,946$18,650
McLennan Community College TX$31,610$44,939$10,500
Broward College FL$39,697$44,829—
College of the Desert CA$32,697$44,704—
Midlands Technical College SC$34,238$44,673—
Springfield Technical Community College MA$42,088$44,629$3,175
Essex County College NJ$38,187$44,621—
Bucks County Community College PA$44,308$44,600—
Gwinnett Technical College GA—$44,562—
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus NJ$36,660$44,481$11,000
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus NJ$36,660$44,481$11,000
Guam Community College GU—$44,472—
Arizona Western College AZ$36,371$44,459—
Horry-Georgetown Technical College SC$31,097$44,432—
Trinity Valley Community College TX—$44,371—
Central Piedmont Community College NC—$44,331—
Three Rivers College MO—$44,271—
New England Institute of Technology RI—$44,253$14,249
Northwest Mississippi Community College MS—$44,237—
Erie Community College NY—$44,224$11,148
Herkimer County Community College NY—$44,170$14,000
Northern Oklahoma College OK—$44,139—
Columbia-Greene Community College NY—$44,128—
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia CA$41,252$44,103$19,351
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield CA$41,252$44,103$19,351
San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario CA$41,252$44,103$19,351
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto CA$41,252$44,103$19,351
San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia CA$41,252$44,103$19,351

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