Criminal Justice and Corrections: certificate earnings by college

Median earnings of criminal justice and corrections graduates (certificate) one year after graduation, at 160 colleges. National median: $55,505, rising to $56,285 after four years.

#CollegeStateEarnings after 1 yrAfter 4 yrsMedian debt
1Santa Rosa Junior CollegeCA$129,818$106,298—
2Gavilan CollegeCA$124,058$104,380—
3San Diego Miramar CollegeCA$90,252$105,621—
4Erie Community CollegeNY$83,582$92,087—
5Columbus State UniversityGA$81,672$65,062—
6Red Rocks Community CollegeCO$80,900$88,122—
7Front Range Community CollegeCO$80,203$90,593—
8Ulster County Community CollegeNY$78,355$77,774—
9Gateway Technical CollegeWI$77,328$82,828—
10Washtenaw Community CollegeMI$76,955$79,711—
11Moreno Valley CollegeCA$75,315$89,812—
12Rasmussen University-MinnesotaMN$73,898$79,160—
13Palm Beach State CollegeFL$73,766$78,216—
14Waukesha County Technical CollegeWI$73,577$86,096—
15Butte CollegeCA$73,572$82,708—
16Colorado Mountain CollegeCO$72,921$74,157—
17Aims Community CollegeCO$72,864$83,753—
18Community College of Baltimore CountyMD$72,516$79,891—
19Delaware County Community CollegePA$70,951$88,630—
20Oakland Community CollegeMI$70,002$81,626—
21Lamar Institute of TechnologyTX$69,800$76,188—
22Hennepin Technical CollegeMN$69,121$73,991$5,041
23Great Oaks Career CampusesOH$68,934$73,204—
24Century CollegeMN$68,922——
25Prince George's Community CollegeMD$68,386——
26Broward CollegeFL$68,231—$4,875
27Kellogg Community CollegeMI$68,142——
28Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL$68,027$77,912—
29Fox Valley Technical CollegeWI$67,554——
30Montgomery County Community CollegePA$67,481$106,032—
31Galveston CollegeTX$67,451$72,848—
32Hillsborough CollegeFL$66,099$66,994$6,829
33Owens Community CollegeOH$65,583——
34Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical SchoolsOH$64,865$65,241—
35Butler Technology and Career Development SchoolsOH$64,841$69,254$7,439
36Kirtland Community CollegeMI$64,599$69,609—
37Florida State College at JacksonvilleFL$64,505$66,209$7,228
38Greene County Career CenterOH$64,056$62,308—
39Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeWI$64,021$69,512$8,629
40San Antonio CollegeTX$63,972——
41Nicolet Area Technical CollegeWI$63,618——
42Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN$63,394——
43Camden County CollegeNJ$62,906$70,397—
44Indiana University of PennsylvaniaPA$62,857—$5,077
45Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeMN$62,763—$10,500
46Austin Community College DistrictTX$62,556$69,828—
47Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$62,476$80,359$17,061
48Rio Salado CollegeAZ$62,457$60,390—
49Arapahoe Community CollegeCO$62,300$64,108$4,750
50Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeGA$62,117——
51Grand Rapids Community CollegeMI$62,069$67,559—
52Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeMN$61,915$67,981—
53Mid-State Technical CollegeWI$61,873$67,116—
54Yavapai CollegeAZ$61,765$72,868—
55Polaris Career CenterOH$61,762$67,471—
56Johnson County Community CollegeKS$61,322$66,787—
57Daytona State CollegeFL$61,005$55,105—
58Manatee Technical CollegeFL$60,343$74,620—
59Indian River State CollegeFL$60,173$69,613—
60Jamestown Community CollegeNY$60,150$80,192—
61Cochise County Community College DistrictAZ$60,122——
62Northcentral Technical CollegeWI$59,998$67,938—
63Wharton County Junior CollegeTX$59,668$59,794—
64Wor-Wic Community CollegeMD$59,615$64,504—
65Houston City CollegeTX$58,551$59,021$7,500
66Kent State University at TrumbullOH$58,448—$9,500
67Kent State University at KentOH$58,448—$9,500
68Polk State CollegeFL$57,879$58,912—
69Pueblo Community CollegeCO$57,633$61,123—
70College of the MainlandTX$57,579$64,671—
71Tallahassee State CollegeFL$57,145$54,912$7,615
72Lake Region State CollegeND$56,939$68,205$4,381
73Durham Technical Community CollegeNC$56,889$61,534—
74Technical College of the RockiesCO$56,794$58,808—
75Nash Community CollegeNC$56,539$51,415—
76Central Lakes College-BrainerdMN$56,361$56,063—
77Amarillo CollegeTX$56,190$62,999—
78Blinn College DistrictTX$55,918——
79Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeKY$55,670—$13,342
80Trinidad State CollegeCO$55,505$47,306—
81Northwest Florida State CollegeFL$54,974$52,766—
82Lakeshore Technical CollegeWI$54,946$55,992—
83Apollo Career CenterOH$54,603——
84Hocking CollegeOH$54,537——
85South Texas CollegeTX$54,129$56,285—
86Cleveland Community CollegeNC$54,052$50,074—
87Augusta Technical CollegeGA$53,923$53,066—
88Del Mar CollegeTX$53,903$63,660—
89Eastern Florida State CollegeFL$53,758$56,068—
90Savannah Technical CollegeGA$53,271$48,598—
91Mohawk Valley Community CollegeNY$53,183$63,717—
92Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeNC$53,163$58,642—
93Forsyth Technical Community CollegeNC$52,798$56,886—
94University of Massachusetts-LowellMA$52,311$50,742$11,725
95Cape Fear Community CollegeNC$52,246$55,088—
96Lake Technical CollegeFL$52,010$50,582—
97South Plains CollegeTX$51,843——
98South Piedmont Community CollegeNC$51,424$55,293—
99Withlacoochee Technical CollegeFL$50,849$52,652—
100Marion Technical CollegeOH$50,407$56,071—
101Gulf Coast State CollegeFL$50,125$51,476—
102Mineral Area CollegeMO$49,695$54,753—
103Robeson Community CollegeNC$49,618$52,166—
104Walters State Community CollegeTN$49,590$55,834—
105Western Piedmont Community CollegeNC$49,092$50,871—
106Wilson Community CollegeNC$48,904$54,326—
107Black River Technical CollegeAR$48,575$50,387—
108Southern New Hampshire UniversityNH$48,172—$27,243
109University of Central MissouriMO$47,856——
110Coastal Carolina Community CollegeNC$47,636$50,473—
111Cleveland State Community CollegeTN$47,534$50,412$3,800
112Drury UniversityMO$47,008$47,006$8,550
113Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesMO$47,008$47,006$8,550
114Purdue University GlobalIN$46,848$49,918$14,175
115South Georgia Technical CollegeGA$46,792$48,305—
116Southwest Texas CollegeTX$46,690$52,808—
117Chipola CollegeFL$46,486$45,658—
118Carteret Community CollegeNC$46,436——
119Metro Technology CentersOK$45,469——
120Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ$45,094—$22,135
121Arizona State University Digital ImmersionAZ$45,094—$22,135
122Florida Gateway CollegeFL$44,110$50,714—
123Wilkes Community CollegeNC$44,088$52,707—
124Missouri Southern State UniversityMO$43,598$42,086$10,156
125Stanly Community CollegeNC$43,350$59,385—
126Brightpoint Community CollegeVA$43,281$34,742—
127Missouri State University-SpringfieldMO$43,271—$23,000
128Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusNJ$42,681$44,362—
129Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusNJ$42,681$44,362—
130Cabrillo CollegeCA$42,539$43,801—
131Quinsigamond Community CollegeMA$41,405——
132Davidson-Davie Community CollegeNC$40,035$47,694—
133Tidewater Community CollegeVA$39,862$47,471$10,175
134Miami Dade CollegeFL$39,386$60,899$4,927
135Maysville Community and Technical CollegeKY$38,722——
136Wake Technical Community CollegeNC$38,126$41,709$14,450
137York Technical CollegeSC$35,422——
138UEI College-Huntington ParkCA$34,680$35,305$9,500
139UEI College-OntarioCA$34,680$35,305$9,500
140UEI College-ResedaCA$34,680$35,305$9,500
141UEI College-Chula VistaCA$34,680$35,305$9,500
142UEI College-West CovinaCA$34,680$35,305$9,500
143UEI College-OceansideCA$34,680$35,305$9,500
144UEI College-Garden GroveCA$34,680$35,305$9,500
145UEI College-StocktonCA$34,680$35,305$9,500
146Dallas CollegeTX$34,139$48,422$17,500
147West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeKY$31,213——
148Somerset Community CollegeKY$30,385—$15,599
149State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaFL$28,792——
150Bryant & Stratton College-AlbanyNY$28,433$39,411$13,300
151Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthNY$28,433$39,411$13,300
152Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloNY$28,433$39,411$13,300
153Bryant & Stratton College-GreeceNY$28,433$39,411$13,300
154Bryant & Stratton College-ParmaOH$28,433$39,411$13,300
155Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachVA$28,433$39,411$13,300
156Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaWI$28,433$39,411$13,300
157Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineNY$28,433$39,411$13,300
158UEI College-FresnoCA$24,876$29,887$9,500
159UEI College-BakersfieldCA$24,876$29,887$9,500
160Caribbean Forensic and Technical CollegePR$20,866——

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 $55,505 in earnings one year after a certificate in criminal justice and corrections and $56,285 four years after. The highest is $129,818 at Santa Rosa Junior College.

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

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $9,500 at the typical college.