Bachelor's · Ada, Oklahoma
Is Criminal Justice and Corrections at East Central University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 2.7 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $55,368
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $54,909
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $12,500
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $37k (likely $37k – $51k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $19k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in OK
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 2.7 years (likely 1.7–4.5)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$19k (likely −$103k – $83k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $156k (likely −$3k – $344k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 28%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$78,578
- Psychology, Other (Master's)$71,570
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$69,951
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$67,666
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$66,711
- Human Services, General (Master's)$61,077
- Social Work (Bachelor's)$59,384
- Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)$57,445
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$55,007
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's)$53,243
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$52,488
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$50,142
Criminal Justice and Corrections at other schools in Oklahoma
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus$61,731
- Northwestern Oklahoma State University$59,355
- Rogers State University$52,645
- Southeastern Oklahoma State University$51,523
- University of Central Oklahoma$51,332
- Northeastern State University$50,268
- Cameron University$46,197
- Mid-America Christian University$46,165