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Bachelor's · Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's): earnings by school

718 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$42,575
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$54,469
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$22,972
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 667 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $49,559 and $59,020. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Calumet College of Saint Joseph IN$54,078$106,465$20,417
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$74,618$81,768—
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online NH$74,618$81,768—
National University CA$66,056$81,299$25,000
Fisher College MA$48,983$80,136$26,875
George Washington University DC$54,080$80,070$19,500
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN$62,842$79,464—
Quinnipiac University CT$42,494$79,098$23,375
Trinity Christian College IL—$78,165—
Northeastern University MA$41,941$77,477$17,750
Charter Oak State College CT$76,129—$27,847
Excelsior University NY$66,512$75,828—
Nichols College MA$45,078$75,321$26,500
Central Christian College of Kansas KS$55,481$74,997$41,707
Seattle University WA$42,477$74,018$22,287
Concordia University-Saint Paul MN$54,687$73,060$22,083
Marymount University VA$51,772$73,058$25,000
Nova Southeastern University FL$35,795$71,972$21,750
Mercer University GA$49,067$71,602—
Marian University WI—$70,934$25,500
Roger Williams University RI$52,981$70,747$26,000
Columbia Southern University AL$67,969$70,354$20,549
Franklin Pierce University NH$40,298$70,125$27,000
Norwich University VT$45,753$70,075$24,783
Utica University NY$45,523$69,898$23,250
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$55,701$69,848$18,745
Merrimack College MA$50,663$69,615$26,000
Herzing University-Birmingham AL$72,135$69,601$33,173
Herzing University-Atlanta GA$72,135$69,601$33,173
Herzing University-Minneapolis MN$72,135$69,601$33,173
Herzing University-Akron OH$72,135$69,601$33,173
Herzing University-Madison WI$72,135$69,601$33,173
Herzing University-Orlando FL$72,135$69,601$33,173
Herzing University-New Orleans LA$72,135$69,601$33,173
Herzing University-Kenosha WI$72,135$69,601$33,173
Herzing University-Brookfield WI$72,135$69,601$33,173
American Public University System WV$63,965$69,546$15,863
George Mason University VA$50,199$69,511$19,000
Lynn University FL$41,267$68,824$19,500
Utah Valley University UT$53,024$68,296$15,330
Reinhardt University GA$62,071$67,847—
Monmouth University NJ$40,968$67,842$25,000
Salve Regina University RI$43,275$67,622$27,000
Minot State University ND$53,000$67,554$16,491
Westfield State University MA$47,624$67,363$21,500
Bowie State University MD$45,290$67,303$24,750
Centenary University NJ$45,559$67,181$19,255
Saint Edward's University TX$41,754$66,986$21,868
American University DC$50,419$66,970$20,335
Sonoma State University CA$42,195$66,892$12,500
Felician University NJ$36,536$66,879$21,500
Saint Cloud State University MN$51,554$66,850$22,750
Western Connecticut State University CT$41,264$66,510$19,811
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$50,077$66,258$21,500
Tiffin University OH$51,105$66,059$24,170
Warner University FL$65,920——
Marist University NY$44,190$65,881$23,750
High Point University NC$40,447$65,607$22,582
California Baptist University CA$40,897$65,603$23,250
Worcester State University MA$51,957$65,588$22,132
Citadel Military College of South Carolina SC$48,099$65,574$21,000
North Park University IL$48,132$65,032—
California State University-East Bay CA$47,879$64,835$13,750
Southwest Minnesota State University MN$43,009$64,654$25,000
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$55,256$64,585$20,500
Metropolitan State University MN$55,410$64,481$21,445
Curry College MA$50,851$64,406$26,000
University of Northwestern-St Paul MN—$64,339—
Bridgewater State University MA$46,928$64,178$23,738
DeSales University PA$50,514$64,020$22,631
St. John's University-New York NY$45,373$63,978$21,500
McMurry University TX$63,963——
San Francisco State University CA$42,419$63,764$15,000
Pace University NY$44,004$63,514$20,500
University of Scranton PA$35,920$63,483$27,000
California Lutheran University CA—$63,433—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$48,386$63,311$12,083
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$48,386$63,311$12,083
Shenandoah University VA$47,258$63,290$24,000
Southwestern College KS$53,984$63,138—
Western Illinois University IL$46,564$63,125$22,250
Roosevelt University IL$49,061$63,081$18,000
Benedictine University IL$43,183$63,033—
University of Baltimore MD$59,920$63,032—
Bethel University TN$56,099$62,967$30,938
University of Sioux Falls SD$41,335$62,792$23,250
Michigan State University MI$44,809$62,715$18,823
Lewis University IL$43,220$62,640$14,000
Oakland City University IN—$62,595—
California State University-Sacramento CA$44,724$62,583$14,000
Illinois State University IL$46,163$62,506$19,500
Sullivan University KY—$62,472—
Fitchburg State University MA$48,539$62,396$22,250
Delaware Valley University PA—$62,317$25,000
University of Indianapolis IN$48,709$62,307$25,500
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$52,736$62,222$21,970
Winona State University MN$49,344$62,220$20,711
Weber State University UT$46,512$62,191$19,500
Wingate University NC$42,150$62,075$22,750
Saint Ambrose University IA$50,487$61,988$27,000
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$43,766$61,817$17,750
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$43,766$61,817$17,750
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$43,766$61,817$17,750
Montana State University-Northern MT—$61,748—
University of St Francis IL—$61,741—
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$60,335$61,731$20,700
Liberty University VA$51,033$61,715$22,019
The College of New Jersey NJ$41,153$61,605$21,500
Stevenson University MD$44,784$61,348$21,500
Thomas University GA$54,391$61,295$25,000
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$49,339$61,192$16,500
Iowa State University IA$44,847$61,166$19,550
New England Institute of Technology RI—$61,128—
Saint Louis University MO$44,154$61,099$22,250
Colorado State University Global CO$57,464$61,075$26,775
Southern New Hampshire University NH$50,012$61,027$23,393
Neumann University PA$37,873$60,851$27,000
Aurora University IL$50,723$60,808$17,010
Central Washington University WA$45,688$60,761$18,191
Texas Woman's University TX$42,030$60,708$20,849
Canisius University NY$47,276$60,674$21,206
University of New Haven CT$44,708$60,656$25,750
Carthage College WI$42,331$60,633$23,249
Xavier University OH$38,030$60,615$27,000
University of Dayton OH$45,493$60,583$23,000
Widener University PA$35,781$60,555$26,500
Springfield College MA$41,863$60,494$25,000
Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education MA$41,863$60,494$25,000
Western New England University MA$40,016$60,486$23,250
Rasmussen University-Florida FL$57,378$60,483$45,000
Rasmussen University-Minnesota MN$57,378$60,483$45,000
Rasmussen University-North Dakota ND$57,378$60,483$45,000
Rasmussen University-Illinois IL$57,378$60,483$45,000
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin WI$57,378$60,483$45,000
Rasmussen University-Kansas KS$57,378$60,483$45,000
Humphreys University CA—$60,478—
St. Joseph's University-New York NY$48,983$60,471$22,250
Loras College IA$46,575$60,411—
Saint Leo University FL$50,954$60,389$22,250
Faulkner University AL$64,041$60,384$21,250
Western Oregon University OR$44,797$60,363$15,500
Ferris State University MI$47,636$60,325$18,000
University of Alaska Fairbanks AK$45,638$60,306—
York College of Pennsylvania PA$42,575$60,275$25,500
Belmont Abbey College NC$28,949$60,235$26,000
Ferrum College VA—$60,235—
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$55,204$60,144$28,185
Oakland University MI$43,723$60,027$24,250
Hood College MD—$60,022$27,000
Southern Utah University UT$38,052$60,008$15,500
New England College NH$39,858$59,998$27,000
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$46,911$59,973$18,063
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$46,911$59,973$18,063
Plymouth State University NH$44,432$59,937$25,000
Salem State University MA$52,353$59,774$25,480
Trinity Washington University DC$42,826$59,708—
State University of New York at Oswego NY$43,639$59,563$20,727
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$47,689$59,541$14,200
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI$45,922$59,533$20,152
Park University MO$53,198$59,401$25,000
Northern Michigan University MI$41,426$59,390$19,158
Friends University KS—$59,387—
Capella University MN$52,399$59,375$37,042
Columbia College SC$46,506$59,371$20,125
Northwestern Oklahoma State University OK—$59,355—
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY$44,808$59,343$9,049
University of Illinois Chicago IL$42,847$59,295$12,000
Point Loma Nazarene University CA$48,557$59,183$18,750
Saginaw Valley State University MI$46,244$59,042$25,250
Baldwin Wallace University OH$34,235$59,020$26,480
Southern Oregon University OR$48,120$59,008$22,032
SUNY Oneonta NY$43,385$58,964$18,108
Post University CT$56,029$58,913$31,000
Alvernia University PA$45,529$58,810$27,000
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$42,112$58,792$19,500
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI$44,654$58,762$18,523
Franklin University OH$54,729$58,747$20,800
Colorado Mesa University CO$46,118$58,708$19,000
Iona University NY$37,870$58,688$26,000
Kean University NJ$42,745$58,644$20,049
Bradley University IL$43,242$58,636$27,000
Stephen F Austin State University TX—$58,606$21,500
Endicott College MA$42,409$58,605$27,000
Bemidji State University MN$49,800$58,519$19,500
California State University-Long Beach CA$40,508$58,513$11,000
Wilmington University DE$49,994$58,493$16,957
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI$48,996$58,489$22,564
California State University-Chico CA$38,561$58,464$16,001
University of the Virgin Islands VI—$58,403—
Lindenwood University MO$43,986$58,400$25,000
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY$38,560$58,331$27,000
Lake Superior State University MI$47,051$58,286$22,434
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND$44,015$58,252$20,000
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$44,763$58,223$20,500
University of Wisconsin-Superior WI—$58,167—
Rhode Island College RI$44,690$58,156$15,736
Indiana University-Northwest IN$38,735$58,155$15,324
Loyola University Chicago IL$43,748$58,145$23,250
DeVry University-Arizona AZ$43,265$58,145$47,479
DeVry University-California CA$43,265$58,145$47,479
DeVry University-Florida FL$43,265$58,145$47,479
DeVry University-Georgia GA$43,265$58,145$47,479
DeVry University-Illinois IL$43,265$58,145$47,479
DeVry University-Texas TX$43,265$58,145$47,479
DeVry University-Virginia VA$43,265$58,145$47,479
Coppin State University MD$44,914$58,110$18,992
Portland State University OR$49,260$58,109$18,485
William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ$40,304$58,108$20,199
University of South Dakota SD$47,711$58,046$25,000
Roanoke College VA$31,255$58,040$27,000
West Texas A & M University TX$44,763$58,011$15,000
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$43,522$57,957$17,002
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL$41,862$57,915$21,916
Miami University-Hamilton OH$44,602$57,868$23,743
Miami University-Middletown OH$44,602$57,868$23,743
Miami University-Oxford OH$44,602$57,868$23,743
Chestnut Hill College PA$41,228$57,831$27,000
University of North Georgia GA$45,537$57,813$18,000
Wayland Baptist University TX$47,634$57,805$25,000
The University of Alabama AL$40,453$57,796—
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$39,983$57,754$15,970
California State University-Dominguez Hills CA$43,039$57,727$11,250
St. Thomas Aquinas College NY$46,540$57,707$20,000
Chicago State University IL$44,754$57,691$25,500
Baker College MI$46,693$57,675—
Alfred University NY—$57,570—
King's College PA$42,345$57,563$27,000
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$43,257$57,556$18,000
Grand Valley State University MI$44,502$57,537$21,875
San Diego State University CA$40,445$57,510$12,500
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania PA$40,708$57,494$25,500
Florida State University FL$39,446$57,417$14,250
University of Louisville KY$43,966$57,399$18,500
West Virginia Wesleyan College WV$39,698$57,335$26,000
University of Akron Main Campus OH$40,258$57,319$19,375
Keuka College NY$47,078$57,295$26,231
Simpson College IA—$57,279$27,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$43,297$57,236$16,510
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$40,545$57,210$14,472
Bellevue University NE$49,485$57,178$21,683
Dominican University New York NY$41,295$57,161$26,000
California State University-Fullerton CA$41,640$57,135$12,250
St. Francis College NY$37,832$57,084$23,000
University of Wyoming WY$39,001$57,016$15,250
Western Michigan University MI$39,223$57,012$26,000
Radford University VA$42,090$56,996$22,250
Grand View University IA$46,591$56,906$20,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$41,573$56,877$24,180
Holy Family University PA$38,032$56,861$27,000
Bluefield University VA$50,074$56,811$21,125
Texas Christian University TX$46,617$56,791$20,000
Longwood University VA$38,748$56,685$23,000
Shorter University GA—$56,677—
Frostburg State University MD$40,161$56,668$17,147
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ$52,966$56,662$33,290
Purdue University Global IN$51,686$56,660$31,000
Johnson & Wales University-Providence RI$40,452$56,632$27,000
Johnson & Wales University-Online RI$40,452$56,632$27,000
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus NM$37,711$56,614$13,409
Seton Hill University PA$38,378$56,609$27,000
Greensboro College NC—$56,598—
Truman State University MO$38,497$56,596$21,500
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO$50,253$56,564$18,214
Georgian Court University NJ—$56,472—
Saint Peter's University NJ$36,285$56,438$17,742
Wayne State University MI$44,875$56,423$19,500
Saint Xavier University IL$41,676$56,414$23,383
The University of Olivet MI$42,571$56,379$26,500
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA$41,600$56,376$24,990
Troy University AL$44,900$56,317$21,925
Rowan University NJ$41,946$56,226$17,335
Concordia University Ann Arbor MI$43,440$56,188$26,000
Concordia University-Wisconsin WI$43,440$56,188$26,000
College of Our Lady of the Elms MA$38,969$56,168—
Temple University PA$43,541$56,164$24,390
Columbia College MO$53,557$56,128$27,676
SUNY Buffalo State University NY$39,743$56,034$18,257
Saint Martin's University WA$44,501$55,951$20,500
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA$41,595$55,909$25,000
Western Carolina University NC$42,604$55,903$19,288
Howard University DC$51,493$55,902$23,250
Northern Kentucky University KY$42,922$55,835$24,368
Mississippi Christian University MS$41,549$55,832$22,500
Florida International University FL$40,941$55,830$14,923
Governors State University IL$43,044$55,811$23,500

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