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

Median earnings of criminal justice and corrections graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 140 colleges. National median: $56,208, rising to $65,434 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	University of San Diego	CA	$140,376	$148,025	$19,494
2	Curry College	MA	$104,342	$136,583	—
3	Lewis University	IL	$103,458	$84,837	—
4	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$90,878	$109,714	$22,932
5	Texas Christian University	TX	$90,196	—	—
6	Concordia University-Saint Paul	MN	$87,966	$88,914	$20,500
7	Columbus State University	GA	$85,412	$94,267	—
8	National University	CA	$79,838	$65,405	$32,491
9	Saint Elizabeth University	NJ	$77,413	$86,408	—
10	American Public University System	WV	$76,181	$89,135	$32,536
11	University of Southern California	CA	$76,088	—	$61,500
12	Faulkner University	AL	$73,289	$69,371	$18,750
13	University of Louisville	KY	$72,692	$107,484	$43,276
14	Salve Regina University	RI	$71,920	$116,495	$20,500
15	Excelsior University	NY	$71,482	—	—
16	University of the Cumberlands	KY	$71,200	$69,825	$29,226
17	Lamar University	TX	$71,056	$63,452	$22,146
18	University of Houston-Downtown	TX	$70,563	$72,529	$41,000
19	Columbia College	MO	$69,226	$58,415	—
20	George Mason University	VA	$68,865	—	—
21	Westfield State University	MA	$68,852	$100,978	—
22	Monroe University	NY	$67,274	$68,809	$28,422
23	Texas Southern University	TX	$67,066	$71,171	$57,518
24	Boston University	MA	$66,668	$79,216	$35,500
25	Colorado State University Global	CO	$66,378	$80,306	$51,580
26	Columbia Southern University	AL	$65,408	$64,135	—
27	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$65,036	$78,014	$31,945
28	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$65,036	$78,014	$31,945
29	Albertus Magnus College	CT	$64,902	—	$33,384
30	Webster University	MO	$64,743	—	—
31	DeSales University	PA	$64,371	—	—
32	University of New Haven	CT	$63,984	$78,739	$30,750
33	Tiffin University	OH	$63,968	—	—
34	Wilmington University	DE	$63,497	$61,346	$35,869
35	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	NY	$63,372	$79,246	$28,514
36	Merrimack College	MA	$62,816	$78,673	$20,500
37	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$62,323	$67,346	$38,742
38	Northeastern University	MA	$62,000	$93,210	$26,340
39	Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	$62,000	$93,210	$26,340
40	Seattle University	WA	$61,990	$89,830	—
41	Xavier University	OH	$61,946	$74,465	—
42	Sacred Heart University	CT	$61,886	$80,320	—
43	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	$61,547	$65,434	—
44	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	IN	$61,547	$65,434	—
45	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	WI	$61,285	$74,581	—
46	Lynn University	FL	$61,079	—	—
47	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$60,941	$64,278	$27,333
48	Bellevue University	NE	$60,908	$92,230	—
49	Franklin University	OH	$60,461	—	—
50	Liberty University	VA	$60,185	$75,034	$27,333
51	Bethel University	TN	$59,846	$59,965	$41,000
52	American University	DC	$59,598	$89,015	$41,000
53	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	$59,091	—	—
54	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	FL	$59,088	$64,691	$47,273
55	Monmouth University	NJ	$58,810	—	$30,460
56	Sam Houston State University	TX	$58,530	$62,489	$37,526
57	St. John's University-New York	NY	$58,351	$78,510	$30,750
58	Suffolk University	MA	$58,335	$81,925	—
59	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$58,294	$68,898	$41,263
60	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$58,276	$61,655	$40,648
61	Weber State University	UT	$58,142	—	—
62	Michigan State University	MI	$57,382	$84,105	—
63	Saint Leo University	FL	$57,188	$62,658	$56,375
64	University of Central Florida	FL	$57,118	$60,329	$41,000
65	University of Phoenix-Arizona	AZ	$56,921	$59,110	$32,758
66	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$56,875	$61,712	$39,791
67	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$56,865	$57,836	$41,030
68	Hilbert College	NY	$56,579	—	—
69	Kennesaw State University	GA	$56,254	—	—
70	Troy University	AL	$56,208	$58,231	$35,354
71	Tarleton State University	TX	$56,182	$64,860	$43,093
72	East Carolina University	NC	$56,020	$66,995	—
73	University of South Florida	FL	$55,635	$70,885	$38,095
74	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	$55,620	—	—
75	Johnson & Wales University-Providence	RI	$55,384	—	—
76	Johnson & Wales University-Online	RI	$55,384	—	—
77	Capella University	MN	$55,247	$62,676	—
78	Florida International University	FL	$54,962	$63,083	$29,740
79	Walden University	MN	$54,929	$60,679	$41,000
80	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	$54,652	$73,514	—
81	University of Mississippi	MS	$54,397	—	—
82	Roger Williams University	RI	$54,329	$75,846	$39,148
83	Columbia College	SC	$54,255	$61,821	—
84	North Carolina Wesleyan University	NC	$53,975	$59,779	$30,519
85	Purdue University Global	IN	$53,801	$59,014	$38,027
86	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$53,527	$75,983	$30,750
87	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$53,527	$75,983	$30,750
88	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$53,527	$75,983	$30,750
89	Florida State University	FL	$53,367	$72,705	$40,449
90	University of North Texas	TX	$53,340	—	$32,828
91	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas	PR	$53,282	—	—
92	North Carolina Central University	NC	$53,196	$54,659	$43,118
93	Nova Southeastern University	FL	$53,155	$61,713	$61,500
94	Western Illinois University	IL	$51,791	$78,861	—
95	Illinois State University	IL	$51,118	—	—
96	Saint Ambrose University	IA	$51,061	$67,022	$20,500
97	Salem State University	MA	$50,981	$107,339	—
98	Wayne State University	MI	$50,941	$69,900	—
99	Texas A & M International University	TX	$50,834	—	$20,500
100	Northeastern State University	OK	$50,219	—	$27,582
101	Florida Atlantic University	FL	$50,131	$60,144	—
102	Albany State University	GA	$49,958	—	$31,433
103	Mount Mercy University	IA	$49,624	$68,575	—
104	University of North Florida	FL	$49,064	$59,298	—
105	New Jersey City University	NJ	$48,699	$50,300	$41,000
106	Central Washington University	WA	$48,285	—	—
107	St. Thomas University	FL	$47,915	$45,918	$29,000
108	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs	CO	$47,680	$52,581	$41,000
109	Jacksonville State University	AL	$47,596	—	—
110	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$47,359	—	$30,750
111	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$47,359	—	$30,750
112	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$47,359	—	$30,750
113	Ferris State University	MI	$46,904	$78,191	$30,536
114	Texas State University	TX	$46,771	$65,491	—
115	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$46,590	$66,266	—
116	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	$46,555	—	$19,500
117	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$46,450	—	—
118	McNeese State University	LA	$46,447	$59,792	$28,378
119	Salem University	WV	$46,167	—	—
120	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$45,573	$71,022	—
121	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	$45,486	—	$24,750
122	Southern University and A & M College	LA	$44,793	$56,111	$27,333
123	Southern University Law Center	LA	$44,793	$56,111	$27,333
124	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$43,944	$60,455	$39,974
125	University of Memphis	TN	$42,575	—	—
126	University of Louisiana at Monroe	LA	$42,557	—	—
127	South University-Montgomery	AL	$41,959	$55,950	$51,614
128	South University-West Palm Beach	FL	$41,959	$55,950	$51,614
129	South University-Savannah	GA	$41,959	$55,950	$51,614
130	South University-Columbia	SC	$41,959	$55,950	$51,614
131	South University-Tampa	FL	$41,959	$55,950	$51,614
132	South University-Virginia Beach	VA	$41,959	$55,950	$51,614
133	South University-Savannah Online	GA	$41,959	$55,950	$51,614
134	South University-Austin	TX	$41,959	$55,950	$51,614
135	Iona University	NY	$41,496	—	—
136	Norfolk State University	VA	$40,724	—	—
137	Grambling State University	LA	$40,256	$51,278	$83,628
138	Claflin University	SC	$37,541	—	—
139	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus	PR	$31,189	$33,440	$50,877
140	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro	PR	$24,733	$27,039	—

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 $56,208 in earnings one year after a master's degree in criminal justice and corrections and $65,434 four years after. The highest is $140,376 at University of San Diego.

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

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $32,758 at the typical college.