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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
Baton Rouge Community College · LA · Public · Associate's Degree$25,597 debt$41,587University of Pikeville · KY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$22,330 debt$41,524Mars Hill University · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$41,384Claflin University · SC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$37,009 debt$41,353Imperial Valley College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$41,312Texas Southmost College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$8,000 debt$41,284El Paso Community College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$6,084 debt$41,169Florida Panhandle Technical College · FL · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,153Pennsylvania Highlands Community College · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$11,315 debt$40,998Allegany College of Maryland · MD · Public · Associate's Degree$40,834Lorain County Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$40,760Platt College-Anaheim · CA · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$40,727Platt College-Los Angeles · CA · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$40,727Platt College-Ontario · CA · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$40,727Platt College-Riverside · CA · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$40,727Bakersfield College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$40,694Brookline College-Albuquerque · NM · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$38,878 debt$40,621Brookline College-Phoenix · AZ · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$38,878 debt$40,621Brookline College-Tempe · AZ · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$38,878 debt$40,621Brookline College-Tucson · AZ · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$38,878 debt$40,621Lindsey Wilson University · KY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$21,500 debt$40,618Mt San Jacinto Community College District · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$40,368College of DuPage · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$7,521 debt$40,306Valley Forge Military College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$40,260Generations College · IL · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$22,366 debt$40,226Bryan University · MO · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$40,191Georgia Military College · GA · Public · Associate's Degree$12,401 debt$40,137SUNY Adirondack · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$40,038Carrington College-Phoenix North · AZ · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$8,481 debt$40,006Southeast Community College Area · NE · Public · Associate's Degree$14,552 debt$39,876Pitt Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$15,900 debt$39,819Randolph Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$39,760East Los Angeles College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$39,591Bryant & Stratton College-Albany · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$22,960 debt$39,586Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$22,960 debt$39,586Bryant & Stratton College-Greece · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$22,960 debt$39,586Bryant & Stratton College-Online · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$22,960 debt$39,586Bryant & Stratton College-Parma · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$22,960 debt$39,586Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$22,960 debt$39,586Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$22,960 debt$39,586Where 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.