Bachelor's degree · Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting · CIP 43.01
Criminal Justice and Corrections: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 902 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Criminal Justice and Corrections, together awarding 45,673 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $42,494 one year after finishing and $57,167 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $24,303 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Criminal Justice and Corrections programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 485 of 799; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Criminal Justice and Corrections
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York · Public | NY | 1,363 | $44,808 | $62,968 | $10,267 |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester · Private nonprofit | NH | 1,059 | $50,012 | $61,329 | $30,157 |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville · Public | TX | 804 | $39,808 | $55,322 | $21,500 |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix · Private for-profit | AZ | 697 | $52,966 | $55,556 | $43,229 |
| Liberty University Lynchburg · Private nonprofit | VA | 605 | $51,033 | $63,077 | $25,000 |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento · Public | CA | 555 | $44,724 | $67,134 | $14,750 |
| San Diego State University San Diego · Public | CA | 547 | $40,445 | $65,130 | $12,500 |
| American Public University System Charles Town · Private for-profit | WV | 532 | $63,965 | $71,898 | $12,121 |
| Florida State University Tallahassee · Public | FL | 524 | $39,446 | $60,855 | $15,500 |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs · Private for-profit | CO | 460 | $42,219 | $48,599 | $49,892 |
| Florida International University Miami · Public | FL | 458 | $40,941 | $60,527 | $16,438 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg · Public | TX | 451 | $35,674 | $52,481 | $12,000 |
| University of Central Florida Orlando · Public | FL | 431 | $41,253 | $54,406 | $17,750 |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge · Public | CA | 396 | $40,326 | n/a | $12,211 |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton · Public | CA | 392 | $41,640 | $64,058 | $12,000 |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles · Public | CA | 385 | $38,491 | $60,339 | $11,000 |
| Purdue University Global West Lafayette · Public | IN | 385 | $51,686 | $57,251 | $36,925 |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi · Public | MD | 357 | $55,701 | $73,296 | $20,000 |
| The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler · Public | AZ | 338 | $55,204 | $61,648 | $32,100 |
| George Mason University Fairfax · Public | VA | 331 | $50,199 | $73,159 | $19,515 |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach · Public | CA | 328 | $40,508 | $67,491 | $11,000 |
| Texas State University San Marcos · Public | TX | 327 | $41,770 | $58,319 | $19,500 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso · Public | TX | 313 | $37,036 | $51,995 | $15,500 |
| Columbia Southern University Orange Beach · Private for-profit | AL | 308 | $67,969 | $70,317 | $20,716 |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix · Private nonprofit | AZ | 300 | $44,752 | $55,582 | $27,000 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas · Public | NV | 297 | $43,257 | $59,249 | $19,669 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe · Public | AZ | 277 | $46,911 | $63,159 | $19,538 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale · Public | AZ | 275 | $46,911 | $63,159 | $19,538 |
| American InterContinental University System Chandler · Private for-profit | AZ | 254 | $41,497 | $47,032 | $50,164 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park · Public | PA | 253 | $41,573 | $58,618 | $25,000 |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino · Public | CA | 249 | $40,747 | $58,988 | $14,149 |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton · Public | FL | 245 | $42,631 | $58,051 | $19,346 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio · Public | TX | 245 | $40,341 | $54,925 | $17,750 |
| Rowan University Glassboro · Public | NJ | 230 | $41,946 | $63,042 | $23,250 |
| University of Houston-Downtown Houston · Public | TX | 229 | $43,188 | $56,505 | $25,000 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia · Public | SC | 224 | $40,341 | $55,341 | $23,250 |
| Michigan State University East Lansing · Public | MI | 223 | $44,809 | $63,708 | $19,500 |
| East Texas A&M University Commerce · Public | TX | 222 | $52,758 | $48,648 | $18,375 |
| University of North Texas Denton · Public | TX | 222 | $39,952 | $56,046 | $19,025 |
| University of New Haven West Haven · Private nonprofit | CT | 218 | $44,708 | $66,156 | $26,000 |
| San Jose State University San Jose · Public | CA | 217 | n/a | $71,160 | $15,750 |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha · Public | NE | 216 | $43,522 | $60,236 | $19,500 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte · Public | NC | 209 | $41,998 | $57,118 | $20,250 |
| Central State University Wilberforce · Public | OH | 204 | $48,151 | $46,136 | $14,125 |
| Saint Leo University Saint Leo · Private nonprofit | FL | 201 | $50,954 | $60,970 | $23,608 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson · Public | CA | 199 | $43,039 | $59,355 | $11,000 |
| Kean University Union · Public | NJ | 193 | $42,745 | $59,893 | $23,250 |
| Tarleton State University Stephenville · Public | TX | 191 | $45,318 | $60,298 | $20,665 |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond · Public | KY | 188 | $39,538 | $49,858 | $23,377 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati · Public | OH | 188 | $44,533 | $56,441 | $21,576 |
Quick facts: Criminal Justice and Corrections
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and Corrections?
- The College Scorecard lists 902 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Criminal Justice and Corrections.
- How much do Criminal Justice and Corrections graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $42,494 one year after graduation (551 institutions reporting) and $57,167 five years after graduation (580 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Criminal Justice and Corrections graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: Fisher College ($105,347), George Washington University ($95,396), Calumet College of Saint Joseph ($91,238), Endicott College ($84,754), and Salve Regina University ($80,520).
- How much student debt do Criminal Justice and Corrections graduates have?
- The median institution's Criminal Justice and Corrections graduates leave with $24,303 in federal student loans (526 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Criminal Justice and Corrections degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (1,363), Southern New Hampshire University (1,059), Sam Houston State University (804), University of Phoenix-Arizona (697), and Liberty University (605).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections (CIP code 43.01), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.