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Criminal Justice and Corrections

Pay figures are each school's median earnings five years after graduation for THIS major (College Scorecard). The spread is real: where you study it changes what it pays. Click a column to sort.

557
schools offer it
35,770
grads per year
$54,147
median pay 5 yrs out
$48,474-$59,055
typical range

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SchoolDiv StateGrads/yr Median pay 5 yrs out
John Jay College of Criminal JusticeD3NY1454$62,064
Southern New Hampshire UniversityD2NH895$67,442
Sam Houston State UniversityD1TX888$52,576
Liberty UniversityD1VA572$58,274
Florida State UniversityD1FL554$55,220
California State University, SacramentoD1CA539$63,820
Florida International UniversityD1FL492$55,148
University of Central FloridaD1FL462$51,773
California State University, NorthridgeD1CA439$54,169
San Diego State UniversityD1CA415$55,637
George Mason UniversityD1VA362$70,311
Texas State UniversityD1TX344$54,099
California State University, FullertonD1CA339$58,736
Arizona State UniversityD1AZ330$56,419
California State University, San BernardinoD2CA319$54,814
University of Nevada, Las VegasD1NV308$58,901
Florida Atlantic UniversityD1FL292$55,057
Grand Canyon UniversityD1AZ287$53,284
Long Beach State UniversityD1CA286$62,999
University of North TexasD1TX266$50,657
University of Texas at El PasoD1TX254$49,048
University of New HavenD1CT247$57,738
Rowan UniversityD3NJ246$64,796
University of Nebraska at OmahaD1NE242$52,800
Michigan State UniversityD1MI232$66,284
Saint Leo UniversityD2FL225$54,283
University of South Carolina, ColumbiaD1SC223$49,134
Pennsylvania State UniversityD1PA222$55,232
The University of North Carolina at CharlotteD1NC219$53,251
University of Illinois ChicagoD1IL215$58,587
University of Massachusetts LowellD1MA210$66,631
San Francisco State UniversityD2CA204$64,458
San Jose State UniversityD1CA203$71,738
University at AlbanyD1NY203n/a
University of Texas at San AntonioD1TX202$53,745
East Texas A&M UniversityD1TX199$43,657
Western Illinois UniversityD1IL197$65,120
St. John's University (New York)D1NY196$60,366
Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, NewarkD3NJ194$58,594
Tarleton State UniversityD1TX184$52,114
California State University, StanislausD2CA179$62,061
Texas A&M International UniversityD2TX178$50,535
Georgia State UniversityD1GA177$52,559
Illinois State UniversityD1IL176$59,928
Kennesaw State UniversityD1GA173$52,211
California State University, Dominguez HillsD2CA172$54,596
Eastern Kentucky UniversityD1KY170$46,451
California State University, BakersfieldD1CA168$61,462
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New BrunswickD1NJ167$58,594
California State University, East BayD2CA166$69,766
Ferris State UniversityD2MI164$58,694
East Carolina UniversityD1NC162$50,915
Western Carolina UniversityD1NC156$53,478
Kent State UniversityD1OH155$47,159
Metropolitan State University of DenverD2CO153$53,863
University of ArizonaD1AZ152n/a
California State University, ChicoD2CA152$58,616
New Mexico State UniversityD1NM152$45,750
Portland State UniversityD1OR151$54,626
Kean UniversityD3NJ149$59,246
University of Nevada, RenoD1NV146n/a
University of North Carolina at PembrokeD2NC146$45,832
Bridgewater State UniversityD3MA145$61,733
University of Massachusetts BostonD3MA144$59,781
Westfield State UniversityD3MA143$67,258
Appalachian State UniversityD1NC143$50,569
University of Texas at ArlingtonD1TX142$55,315
Central Washington UniversityD2WA140$61,698
Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaD2PA139$50,916
Lock Haven University of PennsylvaniaD2PA139$50,916
Mansfield University of PennsylvaniaD2PA139$50,916
University of North FloridaD1FL130$54,503
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaD2PA129$56,891
Troy UniversityD1AL128$46,268
University of Colorado Colorado SpringsD2CO128$53,733
Boise State UniversityD1ID126$48,318
Middle Tennessee State UniversityD1TN126$52,140
University of LouisvilleD1KY125$58,354
William Paterson University of New JerseyD3NJ123$61,098
Wayne State University (Michigan)D2MI122$60,667
Grand Valley State UniversityD2MI121$60,671
Indiana University, BloomingtonD1IN120$59,407
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityD1FL120$53,216
State University of New York at OneontaD3NY119$58,245
State University of New York at OswegoD3NY119$58,245
Pennsylvania Western University, CaliforniaD2PA118$50,948
Pennsylvania Western University, ClarionD2PA118$50,948
Pennsylvania Western University, EdinboroD2PA118$50,948
Norwich UniversityD3VT117$73,407
Radford UniversityD1VA116$54,397
North Carolina Central UniversityD1NC114$45,281
Youngstown State UniversityD1OH112$45,929
Iowa State UniversityD1IA110$61,166
University of MississippiD1MS110$50,710
University of North GeorgiaD2GA110$53,627
Grambling State UniversityD1LA109$39,072
University of Central OklahomaD2OK107$51,797
University of GeorgiaD1GA105$57,704
University of MemphisD1TN105$49,589
Ball State UniversityD1IN104$53,870
Prairie View A&M UniversityD1TX104$47,806
University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaD1TN103$47,664
University of Arkansas, FayettevilleD1AR102$54,718
Florida A&M UniversityD1FL102$44,942
Bowie State UniversityD2MD102$59,864
North Carolina A&T State UniversityD1NC101$45,469
Weber State UniversityD1UT101$53,156
Roger Williams UniversityD3RI98$69,796
Minnesota State University, MankatoD2MN94$61,661
Lamar UniversityD1TX94$58,550
Albany State University (Georgia)D2GA93$41,180
Loyola University ChicagoD1IL93$69,197
State University of New York at BrockportD3NY93$54,286
Bowling Green State UniversityD1OH92$64,569
University of Alabama at BirminghamD1AL91$48,974
Post UniversityD2CT91$54,147
Indiana University IndianapolisD1IN91$51,395
University of Central MissouriD2MO89$52,540
University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleD3WI89$57,550
University of New MexicoD1NM88$48,220