Criminal Justice and Corrections: associate's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of criminal justice and corrections graduates (associate's degree) one year after graduation, at 275 colleges. National median: $39,832, rising to $47,271 after four years.

#CollegeStateEarnings after 1 yrAfter 4 yrsMedian debt
1Rio Salado CollegeAZ$83,948——
2Frederick Community CollegeMD$79,351——
3Century CollegeMN$65,879$62,166$14,523
4Bethel UniversityTN$65,333$57,864$20,569
5Kellogg Community CollegeMI$64,984——
6Rasmussen University-FloridaFL$63,543$56,503$22,000
7Rasmussen University-MinnesotaMN$63,543$56,503$22,000
8Rasmussen University-North DakotaND$63,543$56,503$22,000
9Rasmussen University-IllinoisIL$63,543$56,503$22,000
10Rasmussen University-WisconsinWI$63,543$56,503$22,000
11Rasmussen University-KansasKS$63,543$56,503$22,000
12North Hennepin Community CollegeMN$62,497$65,910$14,821
13Seminole State College of FloridaFL$61,982$55,297—
14Columbia Southern UniversityAL$61,493$66,000$16,515
15Middlesex Community CollegeMA$61,465$58,029—
16Cuyahoga Community College DistrictOH$58,258$45,590$4,500
17Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityOK$58,185$66,287$6,935
18Central Lakes College-BrainerdMN$58,072$57,688—
19Grayson CollegeTX$57,838$60,661—
20Inver Hills Community CollegeMN$57,748$64,621—
21Grand Rapids Community CollegeMI$57,477$64,550—
22Lake Area Technical CollegeSD$57,120$52,822$12,000
23Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN$57,057$53,032—
24Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeWI$56,482$59,343$11,000
25Lake Superior State UniversityMI$56,134$57,894$20,500
26Alamance Community CollegeNC$55,983$42,823—
27Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeWI$55,833$61,297—
28Northland Community and Technical CollegeMN$55,504$64,953—
29Jefferson CollegeMO$55,292$64,131—
30Purdue University GlobalIN$53,938$58,840$20,572
31Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeMN$53,731$63,056$10,500
32Butte CollegeCA$53,285$46,677—
33William Rainey Harper CollegeIL$52,811$50,553—
34Hawkeye Community CollegeIA$52,764$62,551$10,375
35Lakeshore Technical CollegeWI$52,334$63,684—
36Mid Michigan CollegeMI$52,059——
37Riverland Community CollegeMN$51,309$58,214—
38Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeMN$51,270$67,066$12,000
39Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN$51,072$59,022—
40Truckee Meadows Community CollegeNV$50,767$50,025—
41Sacramento City CollegeCA$50,667$46,078—
42Fox Valley Technical CollegeWI$50,553$60,438$11,000
43Northcentral Technical CollegeWI$50,398$48,411—
44American Public University SystemWV$50,172$55,726$19,000
45Rowan College at Burlington CountyNJ$49,246$54,770—
46College of Western IdahoID$49,099$49,622$8,000
47Southeast Technical CollegeSD$49,014$53,522$12,000
48Saint Leo UniversityFL$48,647$47,269$28,362
49Indiana Institute of TechnologyIN$48,578$43,796—
50Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesIN$48,578$43,796—
51Montgomery County Community CollegePA$48,565$56,410$12,000
52Madison Area Technical CollegeWI$48,547$60,863$11,394
53Quinsigamond Community CollegeMA$48,394$49,474$15,750
54Walters State Community CollegeTN$48,054——
55Allan Hancock CollegeCA$48,024$56,608—
56Joliet Junior CollegeIL$47,926$47,059—
57Columbus State Community CollegeOH$47,922$53,695$11,500
58Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA$47,334$56,211—
59Oakland Community CollegeMI$47,296$56,926—
60Blinn College DistrictTX$47,141$48,170$13,350
61Salt Lake Community CollegeUT$46,882$57,197$8,000
62Southern New Hampshire UniversityNH$46,774$52,988$15,833
63Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA$46,515$50,877$8,195
64Baker CollegeMI$46,508$43,240—
65Central Carolina Community CollegeNC$46,110$32,894—
66Chemeketa Community CollegeOR$45,831$47,154—
67Mt San Antonio CollegeCA$45,825$45,181—
68Tyler Junior CollegeTX$45,809$42,738$10,500
69College of Southern NevadaNV$45,509$46,588$7,775
70Saint Louis Community CollegeMO$45,470$49,853—
71Minnesota North CollegeMN$45,354$54,578—
72Western Dakota Technical CollegeSD$45,301$46,659$12,000
73Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeGA$45,163$42,877—
74Iowa Central Community CollegeIA$45,121$45,922$10,810
75Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeWI$44,798$46,366$10,994
76Pitt Community CollegeNC$44,696$39,819$21,008
77Bucks County Community CollegePA$44,308$44,600—
78College of DuPageIL$44,190$40,306—
79Nassau Community CollegeNY$44,117$54,243$10,125
80Berkeley College-New YorkNY$44,097$46,055$23,900
81Metropolitan Community College AreaNE$44,095$48,500—
82NHTI-Concord's Community CollegeNH$44,057$53,374$8,250
83Camden County CollegeNJ$43,798$43,905—
84Carrington College-SacramentoCA$43,559$49,294—
85Carrington College-San Leandro CampusCA$43,559$49,294—
86Carrington College-San JoseCA$43,559$49,294—
87Dutchess Community CollegeNY$43,149$52,804—
88Valencia CollegeFL$43,086$47,005$11,750
89Austin Community College DistrictTX$43,067$45,940$12,875
90University of Cincinnati-Main CampusOH$42,858$48,290$15,250
91University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeOH$42,858$48,290$15,250
92University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeOH$42,858$48,290$15,250
93University of Phoenix-ArizonaAZ$42,751$47,592$20,000
94Post UniversityCT$42,658$55,105$32,125
95Ferris State UniversityMI$42,642$54,494$13,483
96Middlesex CollegeNJ$42,602$51,937—
97Raritan Valley Community CollegeNJ$42,499$42,357—
98University of Arkansas GranthamAR$42,278$42,512$13,734
99Vincennes UniversityIN$42,197$45,536$10,561
100Bristol Community CollegeMA$42,177$49,454$11,182
101Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeWI$42,161$60,431$12,000
102Missouri Southern State UniversityMO$42,111$46,582$23,660
103Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA$42,088$44,629$3,175
104Greenville Technical CollegeSC$42,080$53,276—
105Liberty UniversityVA$41,728$53,803$20,863
106Blackhawk Technical CollegeWI$41,689$49,012$11,000
107Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusOH$41,557$53,577—
108Ohio University-Southern CampusOH$41,557$53,577—
109Ohio University-Lancaster CampusOH$41,557$53,577—
110Ohio University-Main CampusOH$41,557$53,577—
111Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFL$41,433$41,540$29,062
112Holyoke Community CollegeMA$41,395$46,250$11,000
113Solano Community CollegeCA$41,356$49,136—
114Westmoreland County Community CollegePA$41,287$36,812$20,085
115South Georgia Technical CollegeGA$41,279$38,095—
116San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaCA$41,252$44,103$19,351
117San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldCA$41,252$44,103$19,351
118San Joaquin Valley College-OntarioCA$41,252$44,103$19,351
119San Joaquin Valley College-ModestoCA$41,252$44,103$19,351
120San Joaquin Valley College-HesperiaCA$41,252$44,103$19,351
121San Joaquin Valley College-TemeculaCA$41,252$44,103$19,351
122San Joaquin Valley College-LancasterCA$41,252$44,103$19,351
123San Joaquin Valley College-Santa MariaCA$41,252$44,103$19,351
124Southeast Community College AreaNE$41,159$39,876—
125Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictCA$41,051$40,368—
126Spokane Community CollegeWA$41,038$44,015—
127Schoolcraft Community College DistrictMI$40,956$55,436—
128Dallas CollegeTX$40,589$48,751$14,596
129Pikes Peak State CollegeCO$40,554$40,331—
130Amarillo CollegeTX$40,516$44,946$18,650
131North Georgia Technical CollegeGA$40,449$41,257—
132Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeKY$40,416$46,095—
133Connecticut State Community CollegeCT$40,388$47,717$6,250
134Fresno City CollegeCA$40,231$46,395—
135Gateway Technical CollegeWI$40,123$51,666$16,417
136Mohawk Valley Community CollegeNY$40,048$45,481—
137Platt College-Los AngelesCA$39,832$39,600$18,556
138Platt College-OntarioCA$39,832$39,600$18,556
139Platt College-RiversideCA$39,832$39,600$18,556
140Platt College-AnaheimCA$39,832$39,600$18,556
141Hillsborough CollegeFL$39,726$47,205$13,750
142Mercer County Community CollegeNJ$39,712——
143Broward CollegeFL$39,697$44,829—
144Northern Michigan UniversityMI$39,527$61,737—
145Harrisburg Area Community CollegePA$39,445$49,845$15,125
146Del Mar CollegeTX$39,430$53,377—
147Institute of TechnologyCA$39,422$39,378$13,050
148Brookdale Community CollegeNJ$39,324$49,932—
149Lone Star College SystemTX$39,324$44,057$11,499
150San Diego Miramar CollegeCA$38,972$51,492—
151Maysville Community and Technical CollegeKY$38,755——
152Monroe Community CollegeNY$38,710$45,814$8,750
153Massasoit Community CollegeMA$38,676$54,915—
154Western Technical CollegeWI$38,630$59,884$11,000
155Wake Technical Community CollegeNC$38,629$50,013$18,000
156Weber State UniversityUT$38,541—$17,341
157Luzerne County Community CollegePA$38,500$38,416$7,000
158Modesto Junior CollegeCA$38,491$42,669—
159Central New Mexico Community CollegeNM$38,461$48,048—
160UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyNJ$38,433$47,693—
161CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeNY$38,421$45,870$5,375
162Polk State CollegeFL$38,377$48,056—
163Niagara County Community CollegeNY$38,194$48,357$8,500
164Essex County CollegeNJ$38,187$44,621—
165Berkeley College-Woodland ParkNJ$38,143$41,755$22,258
166Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDE$38,139$51,745$13,764
167East Los Angeles CollegeCA$38,094$39,591—
168County College of MorrisNJ$38,065$48,293$7,500
169Onondaga Community CollegeNY$38,059$46,949$8,257
170Utah State UniversityUT$37,805$48,526—
171Riverside City CollegeCA$37,693$44,951—
172Ocean County CollegeNJ$37,658$45,598—
173Tidewater Community CollegeVA$37,554$47,597$6,100
174Waukesha County Technical CollegeWI$37,465$62,093$11,551
175Ivy Tech Community CollegeIN$37,400$43,252$10,250
176Monroe UniversityNY$37,309$41,866$15,622
177Community College of PhiladelphiaPA$37,231$46,155$11,750
178Arkansas Tech UniversityAR$37,198$48,859—
179Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeKY$37,170—$13,399
180Hudson County Community CollegeNJ$37,110$53,471—
181Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY$37,098$47,627$11,125
182CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNY$36,892$47,356$5,431
183Northeast State Community CollegeTN$36,750——
184Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusNJ$36,660$44,481$11,000
185Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusNJ$36,660$44,481$11,000
186Brookline College-PhoenixAZ$36,642$37,865—
187Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionIN$36,418$56,400$25,250
188Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalIN$36,418$56,400$25,250
189Arizona Western CollegeAZ$36,371$44,459—
190North Shore Community CollegeMA$36,189$56,407—
191Normandale Community CollegeMN$36,007——
192South Texas CollegeTX$35,910$39,235—
193Indian River State CollegeFL$35,896$51,745—
194Stark State CollegeOH$35,875$43,706—
195Suffolk County Community CollegeNY$35,861$52,140$7,781
196Bryant & Stratton College-AlbanyNY$35,829$39,586$21,350
197Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthNY$35,829$39,586$21,350
198Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloNY$35,829$39,586$21,350
199Bryant & Stratton College-GreeceNY$35,829$39,586$21,350
200Bryant & Stratton College-ParmaOH$35,829$39,586$21,350
201Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachVA$35,829$39,586$21,350
202Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaWI$35,829$39,586$21,350
203Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineNY$35,829$39,586$21,350
204Community College of Rhode IslandRI$35,819$49,025$7,000
205Northwest Career CollegeNV$35,743—$16,084
206Texas Southmost CollegeTX$35,626$41,284$6,998
207Genesee Community CollegeNY$35,549$47,097$12,000
208SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY$35,418$47,840$13,000
209CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeNY$35,412$49,290—
210Orange County Community CollegeNY$35,240$53,827$12,000
211Holmes Community CollegeMS$35,119$35,103—
212Pennsylvania Western UniversityPA$35,102$46,987$23,029
213Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA$35,042$32,743$19,875
214Sussex County Community CollegeNJ$34,854$49,816—
215CUNY Hostos Community CollegeNY$34,749$43,609—
216CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY$34,749$46,931—
217Ulster County Community CollegeNY$34,747$43,865—
218Remington College-Dallas CampusTX$34,728$37,099—
219Remington College-Cleveland CampusOH$34,728$37,099—
220Remington College-Shreveport CampusLA$34,728$37,099—
221Trident Technical CollegeSC$34,626—$11,520
222Coalinga CollegeCA$34,576$45,044—
223SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY$34,430$46,024—
224College of Southern IdahoID$34,422$50,579—
225Lemoore CollegeCA$34,404$47,196—
226Laredo CollegeTX$34,336$40,241—
227Midlands Technical CollegeSC$34,238$44,673—
228South Plains CollegeTX$34,121$46,129$10,750
229Chaffey CollegeCA$33,980$49,938—
230Northampton County Area Community CollegePA$33,930$48,886$12,000
231South Hills School of Business & TechnologyPA$33,726$40,323—
232Somerset Community CollegeKY$33,703$40,069$13,485
233Mid-State Technical CollegeWI$33,558$70,170$9,631
234Lackawanna CollegePA$33,312$49,310$18,058
235Lansing Community CollegeMI$33,280$56,412$12,936
236Jamestown Community CollegeNY$32,867$41,006—
237College of the DesertCA$32,697$44,704—
238Northwest Vista CollegeTX$32,500$47,630—
239Delgado Community CollegeLA$32,461$35,739$22,912
240Baton Rouge Community CollegeLA$32,257$41,587$21,000
241Southwestern CollegeCA$32,122$49,689—
242American InterContinental University-AtlantaGA$32,037$38,683$23,000
243American InterContinental University SystemAZ$32,037$38,683$23,000
244American InterContinental University-HoustonTX$32,037$38,683$23,000
245Barstow Community CollegeCA$31,836——
246Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaPA$31,776$54,803—
247George C Wallace Community College-DothanAL$31,744$29,620—
248McLennan Community CollegeTX$31,610$44,939$10,500
249College of the SequoiasCA$31,521$43,425—
250Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical InstitutePA$31,519$37,018$25,999
251Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaTN$31,519$37,018$25,999
252Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-AllentownPA$31,519$37,018$25,999
253Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleNC$31,519$37,018$25,999
254Miller-Motte College-ColumbusGA$31,519$37,018$25,999
255Chattahoochee Technical CollegeGA$31,492$41,456—
256Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN$31,461$49,230—
257Community College of Allegheny CountyPA$31,216$38,706—
258Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeSC$31,097$44,432—
259Georgia Military CollegeGA$31,008$40,137$13,500
260El Paso Community CollegeTX$30,901$41,169—
261New Mexico State University-Dona AnaNM$30,879$35,798$9,250
262New Mexico State University-AlamogordoNM$30,879$35,798$9,250
263New Mexico State University-GrantsNM$30,879$35,798$9,250
264New Mexico State University-Main CampusNM$30,879$35,798$9,250
265CUNY Bronx Community CollegeNY$30,641$43,525$9,464
266Antelope Valley Community College DistrictCA$30,616$41,827—
267Davidson-Davie Community CollegeNC$30,557$45,679—
268Robeson Community CollegeNC$30,367——
269Itawamba Community CollegeMS$29,915$36,652—
270Merced CollegeCA$29,719$45,151—
271Rockland Community CollegeNY$29,512$53,294—
272NUC UniversityPR$28,526$29,799$18,971
273South CollegeTN$25,879—$20,916
274Imperial Valley CollegeCA$23,966$41,312—
275American Samoa Community CollegeAS$22,972$28,265—

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do criminal justice and corrections graduates earn?

The median college reports $39,832 in earnings one year after a associate's degree in criminal justice and corrections and $47,271 four years after. The highest is $83,948 at Rio Salado College.

How much student debt do criminal justice and corrections graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $15,250 at the typical college.