Criminal Justice and Corrections

93,776 students earn a criminal justice and corrections credential each year across 1,811 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out
$37,713
Typical earnings, 5 years out
$53,222

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 911 colleges by graduates

1CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York$37,2841 year out2Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$45,8361 year out3Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas$37,7921 year out4University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona$47,9871 year out5Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia$48,8551 year out6American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$57,4091 year out7Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida$34,9221 year out8California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$38,6061 year out9Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$36,8391 year out10The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$32,8991 year out11University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida$36,5631 year out12Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado$38,8171 year out13California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$34,8701 year out14San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$33,2611 year out15Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana$45,9841 year out16The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona$47,8691 year out17California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$32,9741 year out18George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$43,6121 year out19University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland$55,4791 year out20Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas$36,1171 year out21California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$34,5701 year out22Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$42,1871 year out23California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$35,0291 year out24University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada$37,6391 year out25Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$35,6471 year out26Central State UniversityWilberforce, Ohio$32,6311 year out27Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona$41,1801 year out28California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$34,2471 year out29University of North TexasDenton, Texas$39,2671 year out30Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama$60,4611 year out31The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas$33,3041 year out32University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut$36,4551 year out33Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey$33,2541 year out34University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska$38,7561 year out35University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas$42,1221 year out36Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona$42,1871 year out37Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia$38,4951 year out38Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan$40,3901 year out39American InterContinental University SystemChandler, Arizona$35,8621 year out40Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, Florida$47,8531 year out41University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina$35,7811 year out42Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$37,2401 year out43University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina$36,1551 year out44University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois$34,5511 year out45University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts$41,9381 year out46San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$42,2111 year out47San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California1 year out48University at AlbanyAlbany, New York1 year out49The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas$35,7401 year out50East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas$34,0751 year out51Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois$40,8981 year out52University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$40,5571 year out53St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York$34,6861 year out54Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey$34,6111 year out55Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas$43,1861 year out56California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$34,8061 year out57Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas$30,7391 year out58Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$33,2131 year out59Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois$37,5841 year out60Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia$39,5661 year out61California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$36,0921 year out62Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky$31,5481 year out63California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California1 year out64Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey$34,6111 year out65California State University-East BayHayward, California$45,3871 year out66Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan$44,8971 year out67East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina$36,3741 year out68Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina$38,6821 year out69Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio$33,9801 year out70Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado$44,4971 year out71University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona1 year out72California State University-ChicoChico, California$36,0451 year out73New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico$29,5531 year out74Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon$45,4011 year out75Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey$39,4081 year out76Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio$38,1031 year out77University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada1 year out78University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North Carolina$35,5531 year out79Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts$43,7351 year out80University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts$42,3251 year out81Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts$42,2281 year out82Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina$35,7961 year out83The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas$40,5771 year out84Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$44,1721 year out85Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania$37,8391 year out86Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$38,6121 year out87NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico$22,8821 year out88University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida$36,6841 year out89West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania1 year out90Troy UniversityTroy, Alabama$41,7801 year out91University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado$42,1991 year out92Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho$37,8911 year out93Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee$37,9521 year out94University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky$38,7281 year out95William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey$35,8641 year out96Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan$39,1321 year out97Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan$39,8571 year out98Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$35,5721 year out99Park UniversityParkville, Missouri$49,3051 year out100Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida$40,0791 year out

Associate programs — top 100 of 1,018 colleges by graduates

1American InterContinental University SystemChandler, Arizona$28,6001 year out2University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona$41,1531 year out3Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$42,9571 year out4CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York$25,3021 year out5South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas$25,7381 year out6Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana$50,8811 year out7East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California1 year out8Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut$31,3451 year out9Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California$27,3131 year out10Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana$34,2991 year out11Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas$37,5781 year out12El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas$25,8461 year out13Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California1 year out14Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia1 year out15Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York$31,6171 year out16Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California1 year out17College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada$26,3011 year out18Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California1 year out19Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California$30,9831 year out20Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas$37,2021 year out21CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York$25,5151 year out22Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York$29,8371 year out23CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, New York$26,9071 year out24Fresno City CollegeFresno, California$29,4671 year out25Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California1 year out26Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California1 year out27Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California$31,1461 year out28American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$46,9781 year out29CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, New York$29,6061 year out30CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronx, New York$28,9401 year out31Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California$28,2111 year out32Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California1 year out33Ventura CollegeVentura, California1 year out34Monroe UniversityBronx, New York$24,5671 year out35Citrus CollegeGlendora, California1 year out36Sierra CollegeRocklin, California1 year out37Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah$44,0421 year out38San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California1 year out39Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsville, Texas$25,9231 year out40Yuba CollegeMarysville, California1 year out41Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama$58,2411 year out42Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut$30,3251 year out43Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California1 year out44College of the SequoiasVisalia, California$28,8511 year out45Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California$25,8241 year out46Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, Tennessee1 year out47Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California1 year out48Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California$28,1021 year out49Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California$31,7641 year out50American River CollegeSacramento, California1 year out51Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas$28,0661 year out52College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California1 year out53NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico$22,5911 year out54Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas$30,1271 year out55El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California1 year out56West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California1 year out57Middlesex CollegeEdison, New Jersey$32,7121 year out58Chabot CollegeHayward, California1 year out59Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California$31,6001 year out60Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California1 year out61Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California1 year out62Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin$39,5711 year out63Merced CollegeMerced, California$31,0501 year out64Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona1 year out65Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida$33,0131 year out66Butte CollegeOroville, California1 year out67Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California$33,6921 year out68Erie Community CollegeBuffalo, New York$33,3401 year out69Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$34,2241 year out70Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia$26,0131 year out71College of the DesertPalm Desert, California$32,4821 year out72Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California1 year out73Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware$33,7371 year out74Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida$33,2921 year out75County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey$23,0241 year out76Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas$37,1191 year out77San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California$22,7221 year out78Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, Georgia$26,6361 year out79New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico$27,6381 year out80Lemoore CollegeLemoore, California$30,3251 year out81Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California1 year out82Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California$34,6481 year out83Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell, New Jersey$28,9911 year out84Ocean County CollegeToms River, New Jersey$27,3211 year out85Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York$30,0931 year out86Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California1 year out87Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California$28,4921 year out88Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania$28,7191 year out89Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey$30,5951 year out90UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, New Jersey$30,6291 year out91SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York1 year out92Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia$43,2871 year out93Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin$38,0271 year out94Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park, New York$32,2111 year out95Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa$42,5551 year out96Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan$48,2031 year out97Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, Minnesota$46,5111 year out98Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California1 year out99Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida$34,6071 year out100Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona1 year out

Certificate programs — top 100 of 624 colleges by graduates

1Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona$51,3841 year out2East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California1 year out3University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia1 year out4Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida$34,2091 year out5Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland$70,6101 year out6Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California$111,6491 year out7San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California$94,2851 year out8Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana$33,4631 year out9Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida1 year out10Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California$81,3391 year out11Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois1 year out12Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio$29,8881 year out13Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida1 year out14Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas$35,5691 year out15Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana$59,6581 year out16Camden County CollegeBlackwood, New Jersey$59,2981 year out17Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire1 year out18Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida$43,2351 year out19Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California1 year out20Triton CollegeRiver Grove, Illinois1 year out21Fort Myers Technical CollegeFort Myers, Florida$58,9491 year out22George Stone Technical CollegePensacola, Florida$45,9511 year out23Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida$62,2491 year out24Central Community CollegeGrand Island, Nebraska1 year out25Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky$44,7521 year out26Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, Tennessee$44,6241 year out27Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia1 year out28Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota$56,6991 year out29Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida$60,0551 year out30Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona1 year out31Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona1 year out32Withlacoochee Technical CollegeInverness, Florida$37,7881 year out33Butte CollegeOroville, California$73,1701 year out34Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin$73,8181 year out35Passaic County Community CollegePaterson, New Jersey$23,5591 year out36Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado$72,5831 year out37College of Central FloridaOcala, Florida1 year out38Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, Michigan1 year out39Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida$60,2981 year out40Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah1 year out41Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida$51,4611 year out42St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida1 year out43South Georgia Technical CollegeAmericus, Georgia1 year out44Wor-Wic Community CollegeSalisbury, Maryland$53,8131 year out45Black River Technical CollegePocahontas, Arkansas$40,4681 year out46Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, Florida$53,3331 year out47San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas1 year out48Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California1 year out49Lake Technical CollegeEustis, Florida$45,4721 year out50Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida1 year out51Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida1 year out52Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRome, Georgia1 year out53Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina$52,2821 year out54Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado$50,5461 year out55Chipola CollegeMarianna, Florida$38,3661 year out56Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida$69,4151 year out57Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas1 year out58Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin$64,7411 year out59Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, Florida$48,0871 year out60Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas$56,4541 year out61Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, Colorado$54,3711 year out62Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, Florida$44,0481 year out63Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, Pennsylvania$57,4641 year out64Columbus State UniversityColumbus, Georgia$71,1531 year out65Savannah Technical CollegeSavannah, Georgia$45,3261 year out66Suncoast Technical CollegeSarasota, Florida1 year out67Temple CollegeTemple, Texas1 year out68Florida Panhandle Technical CollegeChipley, Florida$38,3811 year out69Edison State Community CollegePiqua, Ohio1 year out70Yuba CollegeMarysville, California$62,3501 year out71Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, North Carolina1 year out72Saint Johns River State CollegePalatka, Florida1 year out73Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri$34,0581 year out74Northern Marianas CollegeSaipan, Northern Mariana Islands1 year out75Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida$52,7551 year out76Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria, Minnesota$54,3551 year out77Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia1 year out78College of the SequoiasVisalia, California1 year out79Albany Technical CollegeAlbany, Georgia1 year out80Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas$67,7971 year out81Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas$61,5851 year out82San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, Texas$52,5571 year out83Somerset Community CollegeSomerset, Kentucky$34,2451 year out84Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina$50,0381 year out85Lackawanna CollegeScranton, Pennsylvania$49,6421 year out86Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin$60,7371 year out87Ventura CollegeVentura, California1 year out88Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, North Carolina$49,8931 year out89Yavapai CollegePrescott, Arizona$59,5111 year out90Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City, Florida$45,6481 year out91Johnson County Community CollegeOverland Park, Kansas$55,1711 year out92Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, Tennessee$41,4881 year out93Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin$69,1151 year out94Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, Oklahoma1 year out95San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California1 year out96Southern Arkansas University TechCamden, Arkansas1 year out97New Mexico Junior CollegeHobbs, New Mexico1 year out98Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, North Carolina$38,3921 year out99Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina1 year out100Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, Louisiana1 year out

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).