Bachelor's Criminal Justice and Corrections Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Bachelor's Criminal Justice and Corrections Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual five-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Criminal Justice and Corrections programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 583 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico0.16×42%—$9k$25k43%2,9063 mi2CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York0.17×57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi3California State University-FullertonFullerton, California0.19×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi4California State University-StanislausTurlock, California0.20×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi5California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.21×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi6San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.21×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi7California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.22×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi8California State University-East BayHayward, California0.22×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi9California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California0.22×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi10The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas0.23×94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi11Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois0.23×75%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi12San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California0.23×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi13Excelsior UniversityAlbany, New York0.24×———$78k—11,55096 mi14California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California0.24×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi15Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia0.25×——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi16California State University-FresnoFresno, California0.25×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi17Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida0.25×——$4k$38k45%11,8223 mi18University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington0.27×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi19University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington0.27×83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi20Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico0.27×34%—$9k$27k41%2,4042 mi21University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.27×77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi22American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia0.27×——$10k$44k57%40,07450 mi23California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California0.27×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi24California State University-ChicoChico, California0.28×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi25George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.28×47%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi26SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York0.29×70%1230$19k$60k69%4,64395 mi27Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah0.29×——$6k$55k45%28,453544 mi28Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California0.29×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi29George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia0.30×87%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi30California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, California0.30×76%1266$30k$69k70%2,29613 mi31Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts0.30×5%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi32Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas0.31×44%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi33Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, South Carolina0.31×——$17k$44k65%2,005183 mi34Siena Heights UniversityAdrian, Michigan0.31×69%954$17k$58k39%1,49530 mi35The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey0.32×62%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi36Polk State CollegeWinter Haven, Florida0.32×——$9k$41k35%7,18044 mi37Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana0.33×78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi38Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington0.33×77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi39University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota0.33×77%—$19k$64k60%9,981245 mi40Madonna UniversityLivonia, Michigan0.33×63%980$18k$59k60%1,63216 mi41Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, Florida0.33×73%1134$44k$49k52%2,8593 mi42Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, North Carolina0.34×77%—$28k$43k42%873240 mi43Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida0.34×55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi44Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington0.34×87%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi45Park UniversityParkville, Missouri0.34×——$21k$56k38%4,555414 mi46Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida0.34×66%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi47University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico0.34×95%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi48University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado0.34×86%1082$18k$52k51%5,598766 mi49Springfield CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts0.34×72%1275$31k$48k74%1,75152 mi50Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing EducationSpringfield, Massachusetts0.34×———$48k—17652 mi51University of ScrantonScranton, Pennsylvania0.35×81%1237$33k$75k80%3,55487 mi52Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia0.35×38%1153$20k$44k57%4,7296 mi53University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado0.35×97%1133$16k$55k47%8,697708 mi54University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada0.35×96%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi55Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Illinois0.35×71%1096$17k$66k67%4,01529 mi56Norwich UniversityNorthfield, Vermont0.35×74%1190$22k$66k60%2,42898 mi57University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming0.35×97%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi58University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida0.36×53%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi59Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington0.36×91%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi60Marymount UniversityArlington, Virginia0.36×93%—$29k$68k54%1,8103 mi61Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey0.36×78%1212$22k$60k67%15,84112 mi62The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas0.36×80%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi63Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas0.36×89%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi64Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.36×82%1297$36k$72k73%11,737< 1 mi65Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts0.36×81%—$17k$57k54%3,61557 mi66University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland0.36×——$22k$65k33%49,66410 mi67University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia0.37×29%1050$9k$45k47%1,101292 mi68Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri0.37×69%910$27k$47k48%1,488263 mi69Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina0.37×23%1208$21k$72k75%2,705< 1 mi70University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri0.37×72%1204$13k$60k55%6,817415 mi71Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina0.37×90%1214$17k$52k75%19,444236 mi72The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas0.37×94%1114$13k$57k54%7,440177 mi73Truman State UniversityKirksville, Missouri0.37×84%1320$13k$56k69%2,513283 mi74Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah0.37×82%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi75Centenary UniversityHackettstown, New Jersey0.37×83%—$21k$54k56%91036 mi76Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island0.37×88%1223$38k$70k69%3,946< 1 mi77Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah0.37×——$10k$56k46%16,360551 mi78Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, Illinois0.37×74%1151$24k$61k70%3,00616 mi79Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, Minnesota0.37×56%1090$15k$54k48%3,139139 mi80Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts0.38×88%1150$13k$61k61%3,93039 mi81Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois0.38×88%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi82Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, Michigan0.38×——$13k$49k51%1,3256 mi83Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota0.38×95%1092$14k$56k40%5,088129 mi84American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.38×62%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi85Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York0.38×57%1295$42k$78k80%5,18228 mi86Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas0.38×83%1054$15k$50k44%5,643295 mi87Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, New York0.38×87%1217$29k$74k56%2,9512 mi88Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana0.38×——$11k$41k39%3,657204 mi89Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri0.38×75%1317$24k$71k80%7,267256 mi90Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey0.38×58%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi91Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey0.38×71%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi92Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey0.38×66%1178$19k$74k67%3,753< 1 mi93Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, Ohio0.38×76%1194$28k$54k67%2,8428 mi94Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida0.38×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi95Salve Regina UniversityNewport, Rhode Island0.38×68%1232$37k$73k77%2,121< 1 mi96University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin0.38×87%1090$14k$56k46%6,87742 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.