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Criminal Justice and Corrections, General
CIP 4301 · offered at 1,927 colleges · national median earnings $53,461 · median debt $23,234
CollegeMedian earnings
East Tennessee State University · TN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,942 debt$43,998University of Arkansas at Little Rock · AR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$30,026 debt$43,990Catawba Valley Community College · NC · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,919Texas A&M University-Central Texas · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,750 debt$43,901Cabrillo College · CA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,801Mountain Empire Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$43,752Stark State College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$16,350 debt$43,706University of Louisiana at Monroe · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$43,699CUNY Hostos Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$6,256 debt$43,609CUNY Bronx Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$6,021 debt$43,525University of Arkansas-Fort Smith · AR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$18,750 debt$43,509College of the Sequoias · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$43,425Jefferson Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$12,620 debt$43,424Southwestern Michigan College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$43,335Shaw University · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$37,500 debt$43,299Thiel College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$43,186Texas College · TX · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$39,423 debt$43,156Piedmont University · GA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$43,125Nelson University · TX · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$43,110Grace College and Theological Seminary · IN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$42,932University of Maine at Augusta · ME · Public · Bachelor's Degree$36,010 debt$42,812Central Oregon Community College · OR · Public · Associate's Degree$42,792San Antonio College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$13,003 debt$42,775Sullivan County Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$42,738Tyler Junior College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$42,738Rockingham Community College · NC · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,719Texas A&M University-Texarkana · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,500 debt$42,676Modesto Junior College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$42,669Otero College · CO · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$42,392Raritan Valley Community College · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$5,500 debt$42,357Piedmont Technical College · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$20,650 debt$42,302Sul Ross State University · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$18,999 debt$42,239Bluefield State University · WV · Public · Bachelor's Degree$30,250 debt$42,085Wayne County Community College District · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$41,979Alcorn State University · MS · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,065 debt$41,908Campbellsville University · KY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$21,550 debt$41,900Antelope Valley Community College District · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$9,970 debt$41,827Harcum College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$23,250 debt$41,827University of the Cumberlands · KY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$41,785Keystone College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$28,500 debt$41,695Where this field leads
Occupations that the U.S. Department of Education maps to this field of study, with national pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A crosswalk of what graduates can do — not a placement rate for any one college.
OccupationMedian payU.S. jobs
Security Guards$38,0201,283,470
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$76,210670,520
Managers, All Other$141,900622,190
Compliance Officers$80,730417,070
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,550392,550
Correctional Officers and Jailers$58,940380,500
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$106,040154,610
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$93,790114,430
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$55,94081,480
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$62,28073,910
Financial Examiners$94,16067,830
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$77,97053,380
Sources: U.S. Department of Education CIP–SOC crosswalk; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (national, latest release).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.