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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
United Education Institute-Las Vegas · NV · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,500 debt$35,860New Mexico State University-Alamogordo · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$7,425 debt$35,798New Mexico State University-Dona Ana · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$7,425 debt$35,798New Mexico State University-Grants · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$7,425 debt$35,798Delgado Community College · LA · Public · Associate's Degree$30,687 debt$35,739Wiley University · TX · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$37,457 debt$35,424Richmond Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$35,326UEI College-Chula Vista · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,500 debt$35,305UEI College-Garden Grove · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,500 debt$35,305UEI College-Huntington Park · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,500 debt$35,305UEI College-Oceanside · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,500 debt$35,305UEI College-Ontario · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,500 debt$35,305UEI College-Reseda · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,500 debt$35,305UEI College-Stockton · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,500 debt$35,305UEI College-West Covina · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,500 debt$35,305Clark State College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$15,522 debt$35,288Isothermal Community College · NC · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,182Holmes Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$35,103Livingstone College · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$35,375 debt$35,015Brightpoint Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$34,868Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$33,850Jones County Junior College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$33,618Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$33,440University of Puerto Rico-Carolina · PR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$32,928Bossier Parish Community College · LA · Public · Associate's Degree$21,500 debt$32,743Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$10,000 debt$32,460South Louisiana Community College · LA · Public · Associate's Degree$11,950 debt$32,272Sinclair Community College · OH · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$8,190 debt$31,671Hocking College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$14,750 debt$31,625Coahoma Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$31,007UEI College-Bakersfield · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,500 debt$29,887UEI College-Fresno · CA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,500 debt$29,887Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$5,500 debt$29,880Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,509 debt$29,852NUC University · PR · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$15,466 debt$29,799George C Wallace Community College-Dothan · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$29,620American Samoa Community College · AS · Public · Associate's Degree$28,265Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,898Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$8,250 debt$26,475EDP University of Puerto Rico-Caguas · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$5,450 debt$25,548Where 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.