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Criminal Justice and Corrections

469 schools compared · Average earnings $39,484/yr

What Criminal Justice and Corrections Graduates Do

Your career in criminal justice often begins on the front lines, where demand is steady. You might start as a security guard, patrolling a corporate campus, monitoring surveillance feeds, and logging daily activity. Many graduates pursue a path as a police or sheriff's patrol officer, where your "office" is a patrol car and your daily tasks involve responding to calls, community engagement, and detailed incident reporting back at the station.

With a few years of experience, your career and earnings can advance significantly. A patrol officer can become a first-line supervisor, leading a team and coordinating operations, a move that brings a substantial salary increase. Others leverage their field experience to become compliance officers for private companies or specialize as detectives. While AI is beginning to assist with administrative tasks like analyzing data patterns, the core of this work—requiring on-the-ground judgment, de-escalation, and community trust—remains fundamentally human and cannot be automated.

Schools Offering

469

Avg Grad Earnings

$39,484/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

60/100

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Apprenticeship Paths

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Registered Apprenticeship Pathways

The U.S. Department of Labor recognizes 17 registered apprenticeship occupations related to Criminal Justice and Corrections. Apprenticeships let you earn while you learn — most have zero tuition costs and pay wages from day one.

Apprenticeship	Training Hours	Type	Salary RangeSalary	Growth
Correction Officer RAPIDS 851	2000 hrs ~1.0 yrs	Time	$48K – $57,970 – $75K	-7.8%
Crime Scene Technician RAPIDS 1113CB	Competency	Competency	$53K – $67,440 – $89K	12.8%
Guard, Security RAPIDS 0695HY	3000-6000 hrs	Hybrid	$35K – $38,370 – $47K	0.4%
Guard, Security Officer (Existing Title: Security Guard) RAPIDS 0695CL	3000-6000 hrs	Hybrid	$35K – $38,370 – $47K	0.4%
Health Information Management Privacy And Security Officer RAPIDS 2073CB	Competency	Competency	$100K – $136,550 – $179K	4.5%
Inspector, Quality Assurance RAPIDS 992	6000 hrs ~3.0 yrs	Time	$59K – $78,420 – $105K	3.0%
Inspector, Quality Assurance (Alternate Title: Quality Management Professional) RAPIDS 0992CB	Competency	Competency	$59K – $78,420 – $105K	3.0%
Investigator, Private RAPIDS 579	2000 hrs ~1.0 yrs	Time	$42K – $52,370 – $75K	6.0%
Master Homeland Security Specialist RAPIDS 2003	4000 hrs ~2.0 yrs	Time	$59K – $76,290 – $97K	3.1%
Military Equal Opportunity (Military Only) RAPIDS 1077CB	Competency	Competency	$59K – $78,420 – $105K	3.0%
Police Officer (Alternate Title: Military Police) RAPIDS 437	4000 hrs ~2.0 yrs	Time	$59K – $76,290 – $97K	3.1%
Production Controller RAPIDS 1058CB	Competency	Competency	$64K – $86,130 – $120K	3.0%
Protective Service Specialist (Active Duty Military) RAPIDS 2008	2000 hrs ~1.0 yrs	Time	$59K – $76,290 – $97K	3.1%
Regulatory Affairs Specialist RAPIDS 2062HY	3000-4000 hrs	Hybrid	$59K – $78,420 – $105K	3.0%
Security Specialist (Alternate Title: Physical Security Specialist) RAPIDS 1137R	4000 hrs ~2.0 yrs	Time	$59K – $76,290 – $97K	3.1%
Weather Observer-Metero Tech RAPIDS 1	4000 hrs ~2.0 yrs	Time	$46K – $60,130 – $78K	3.5%
Working Dog Handler RAPIDS 2023	2500 hrs ~1.2 yrs	Time	$59K – $76,290 – $97K	3.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Database (RAPIDS). Wages and job growth from Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 projections.

Best Schools for Criminal Justice and Corrections

Top 20 of 469 schools ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click any row for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

#	School	Score	EarningsEarn	ROI
1	Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA	93 89–95	$111,649/yr	707.7x
2	San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CA	93 89–95	$94,285/yr	382.6x
3	San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA	93 89–95	$91,647/yr	795.9x
4	Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley, CA	93 89–95	$81,339/yr	571.8x
5	Butte College Oroville, CA	93 88–94	$73,170/yr	630.6x
6	Laredo College Laredo, TX	92 88–94	$72,049/yr	239.8x
7	Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont, TX	92 88–94	$71,733/yr	287.6x
8	Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL	92 87–93	$69,415/yr	261.0x
9	Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs, CO	92 87–93	$68,129/yr	272.2x
10	Alvin Community College Alvin, TX	92 87–93	$67,797/yr	368.7x
11	Monroe Community College Rochester, NY	91 87–93	$85,061/yr	144.3x
12	Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI	91 87–93	$73,818/yr	153.6x
13	Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO	91 87–93	$72,583/yr	167.4x
14	Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	91 87–93	$70,610/yr	189.2x
15	Blackhawk Technical College Janesville, WI	91 87–92	$68,669/yr	163.7x
16	Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI	91 87–93	$67,732/yr	245.0x
17	Yuba College Marysville, CA	91 87–93	$62,350/yr	551.7x
18	Columbus State University Columbus, GA	90 86–91	$71,153/yr	95.1x
19	Front Range Community College Westminster, CO	90 87–92	$69,776/yr	146.2x
20	Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI	90 86–92	$69,115/yr	145.4x
21	Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL	90 86–92	$62,249/yr	246.5x
22	Galveston College Galveston, TX	90 86–92	$61,086/yr	210.1x
23	Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL	90 86–92	$60,298/yr	235.6x
24	Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	90 86–92	$60,055/yr	217.1x
25	Yavapai College Prescott, AZ	90 86–92	$59,511/yr	233.6x
26	Camden County College Blackwood, NJ	90 85–91	$59,298/yr	195.5x
27	Aims Community College Greeley, CO	90 85–92	$57,841/yr	312.4x
28	Houston Community College Houston, TX	90 85–91	$56,454/yr	278.3x
29	Erie Community College Buffalo, NY	89 85–91	$70,012/yr	123.9x
30	Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA	89 85–91	$69,937/yr	126.7x
31	Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI	89 85–91	$64,741/yr	130.7x
32	Jefferson College Hillsboro, MO	89 85–90	$61,641/yr	136.0x
33	Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI	89 85–90	$59,645/yr	153.5x
34	Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI	89 85–91	$59,278/yr	176.9x
35	Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX	89 85–91	$55,919/yr	213.3x
36	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	89 85–91	$55,230/yr	261.9x
37	Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS	89 85–91	$55,171/yr	267.6x
38	Pima Community College Tucson, AZ	89 84–90	$53,544/yr	224.9x
39	Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH	88 84–89	$63,966/yr	110.2x
40	Blinn College District Brenham, TX	88 85–90	$61,585/yr	133.5x
41	Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI	88 84–90	$60,737/yr	131.9x
42	Western Technical College La Crosse, WI	88 84–89	$59,276/yr	120.4x
43	Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury, MD	88 84–90	$53,813/yr	162.8x
44	Polk State College Winter Haven, FL	88 84–89	$53,333/yr	157.4x
45	Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL	88 84–90	$52,755/yr	179.8x
46	Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC	88 84–90	$52,282/yr	173.1x
47	Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL	88 84–90	$51,461/yr	217.7x
48	Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ	88 84–90	$51,384/yr	240.0x
49	South Plains College Levelland, TX	88 83–89	$49,987/yr	192.7x
50	Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC	88 84–90	$49,893/yr	250.2x
51	San Juan College Farmington, NM	88 84–90	$49,243/yr	274.1x
52	Amarillo College Amarillo, TX	88 83–89	$48,916/yr	265.1x
53	College of the Mainland Texas City, TX	88 83–89	$48,704/yr	273.7x
54	Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI	87 84–89	$61,054/yr	113.1x
55	Lake Region State College Devils Lake, ND	87 83–88	$57,765/yr	114.5x
56	Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN	87 82–89	$56,699/yr	119.7x
57	Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO	87 83–89	$54,371/yr	142.5x
58	San Antonio College San Antonio, TX	87 84–89	$52,557/yr	153.0x
59	Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO	87 82–89	$50,546/yr	150.6x
60	Gaston College Dallas, NC	87 83–89	$50,038/yr	156.1x
61	Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC	87 83–89	$48,388/yr	213.5x
62	Wilson Community College Wilson, NC	87 83–89	$48,304/yr	186.8x
63	South Piedmont Community College Polkton, NC	87 83–89	$47,748/yr	235.1x
64	Mitchell Community College Statesville, NC	87 82–88	$47,001/yr	176.3x
65	Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC	87 83–89	$46,993/yr	268.1x
66	Minnesota North College Hibbing, MN	86 82–87	$59,186/yr	97.6x
67	Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN	86 81–87	$54,355/yr	109.0x
68	Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, WI	86 82–87	$53,660/yr	112.6x
69	North Central State College Mansfield, OH	86 82–87	$53,039/yr	113.7x
70	Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO	86 82–87	$52,241/yr	120.6x
71	Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge, NY	86 79–87	$51,069/yr	116.9x
72	Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	86 82–88	$48,137/yr	146.1x
73	Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL	86 82–88	$48,087/yr	161.8x
74	Gulf Coast State College Panama City, FL	86 82–88	$45,648/yr	192.8x
75	Western Piedmont Community College Morganton, NC	86 81–87	$44,397/yr	191.7x
76	Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee, FL	86 81–87	$43,235/yr	246.7x
77	Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI	85 80–87	$51,827/yr	113.0x
78	Otero College La Junta, CO	85 81–87	$50,431/yr	109.6x
79	Savannah Technical College Savannah, GA	85 81–87	$45,326/yr	159.6x
80	Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC	85 81–87	$44,116/yr	171.2x
81	Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville, NC	85 81–87	$43,070/yr	200.9x
82	Delaware County Community College Media, PA	84 81–86	$57,464/yr	89.2x
83	Jamestown Community College Jamestown, NY	84 80–86	$53,438/yr	96.7x
84	South Texas College McAllen, TX	84 80–85	$49,125/yr	98.8x
85	Augusta Technical College Augusta, GA	84 80–86	$46,165/yr	127.2x
86	Florida Gateway College Lake City, FL	84 81–86	$44,048/yr	135.2x
87	College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID	84 80–85	$43,684/yr	129.9x
88	Southwest Texas Junior College Uvalde, TX	84 80–85	$41,320/yr	136.0x
89	Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC	84 80–85	$41,251/yr	170.6x
90	Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO	83 80–85	$65,638/yr	66.6x
91	Walters State Community College Morristown, TN	83 79–84	$44,624/yr	107.7x
92	Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC	83 79–85	$40,557/yr	159.7x
93	Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC	83 79–85	$38,392/yr	224.4x
94	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN	82 79–84	$67,135/yr	58.4x
95	Mineral Area College Park Hills, MO	82 78–84	$45,217/yr	96.4x
96	Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY	82 78–84	$44,752/yr	94.1x
97	Fresno City College Fresno, CA	82 77–84	$35,848/yr	356.5x
98	Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC	81 77–83	$44,616/yr	89.5x
99	Trinidad State College Trinidad, CO	81 77–82	$42,381/yr	93.9x
100	Pima Community College Tucson, AZ	81 77–83	$42,096/yr	102.5x
101	Cleveland State Community College Cleveland, TN	81 77–83	$41,488/yr	109.3x
102	Moberly Area Community College Moberly, MO	81 77–83	$41,286/yr	94.6x
103	Chipola College Marianna, FL	81 77–82	$38,366/yr	110.3x
104	Dallas College Dallas, TX	81 76–83	$35,569/yr	181.7x
105	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	80 77–82	$59,658/yr	31.1x
106	Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI	80 75–82	$49,224/yr	70.3x
107	Vance-Granville Community College Henderson, NC	80 77–82	$39,750/yr	107.5x
108	Miami Dade College Miami, FL	80 74–82	$34,209/yr	175.2x
109	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	80 74–82	$33,692/yr	207.6x
110	Central Maine Community College Auburn, ME	79 72–81	$43,112/yr	75.1x
111	Black River Technical College Pocahontas, AR	79 76–81	$40,468/yr	87.3x
112	Hartnell College Salinas, CA	79 75–80	$34,648/yr	132.8x
113	College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA	79 73–81	$32,482/yr	227.1x
114	Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL	78 75–80	$58,241/yr	52.7x
115	North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN	78 75–80	$53,797/yr	48.0x
116	Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI	78 75–79	$51,806/yr	51.0x
117	Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI	78 75–79	$48,049/yr	45.4x
118	Southern Maine Community College South Portland, ME	78 74–80	$44,869/yr	68.5x
119	Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT	78 72–80	$44,042/yr	66.7x
120	Hocking College Nelsonville, OH	78 74–79	$40,158/yr	74.8x
121	Dallas College Dallas, TX	78 73–80	$37,202/yr	96.4x
122	Amarillo College Amarillo, TX	78 73–80	$35,952/yr	111.4x
123	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM	78 74–80	$35,865/yr	109.0x
124	Victor Valley College Victorville, CA	78 72–80	$31,600/yr	184.1x
125	Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA	78 72–80	$31,146/yr	227.7x
126	Merced College Merced, CA	78 73–80	$31,050/yr	173.5x
127	Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA	78 72–80	$30,983/yr	219.5x
128	Minnesota North College Hibbing, MN	77 74–79	$54,328/yr	51.4x
129	Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI	77 74–78	$52,976/yr	44.2x
130	Spokane Community College Spokane, WA	77 71–78	$41,451/yr	66.4x
131	Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus Vineland, NJ	77 73–78	$38,144/yr	71.7x
132	Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ	77 73–78	$38,144/yr	71.7x
133	Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC	77 74–79	$36,213/yr	90.5x
134	Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX	77 72–78	$32,315/yr	117.1x
135	Fresno City College Fresno, CA	77 70–78	$29,467/yr	179.2x
136	Century College White Bear Lake, MN	76 73–77	$54,174/yr	39.2x
137	Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN	76 73–77	$52,724/yr	45.8x
138	North Central State College Mansfield, OH	76 73–77	$47,397/yr	50.3x
139	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	76 72–78	$37,119/yr	82.3x
140	Pitt Community College Winterville, NC	76 71–78	$33,018/yr	102.1x
141	Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA	76 72–78	$31,764/yr	112.0x
142	Lemoore College Lemoore, CA	76 71–78	$30,325/yr	130.8x
143	College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA	76 70–78	$28,851/yr	151.4x
144	Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA	76 70–77	$28,492/yr	164.6x
145	Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA	76 70–78	$28,211/yr	206.5x
146	Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA	76 69–77	$28,102/yr	194.1x
147	Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet, MN	75 72–76	$51,144/yr	43.0x
148	Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA	75 71–77	$47,573/yr	49.8x
149	Northwood Technical College Rice Lake, WI	75 72–76	$44,966/yr	48.7x
150	Central Texas College Killeen, TX	75 72–76	$39,465/yr	61.6x
151	Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI	75 70–77	$39,421/yr	63.7x
152	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX	75 71–77	$37,578/yr	70.8x
153	Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL	75 69–77	$36,589/yr	74.4x
154	Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC	75 71–76	$34,400/yr	82.9x
155	Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL	75 69–76	$33,013/yr	86.0x
156	Coalinga College Coalinga, CA	75 71–76	$30,315/yr	108.5x
157	Southeast New Mexico College Carlsbad, NM	75 69–76	$27,638/yr	156.2x
158	Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA	75 69–77	$27,313/yr	172.1x
159	Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN	74 72–76	$50,959/yr	36.0x
160	Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN	74 71–75	$50,418/yr	40.2x
161	Lackawanna College Scranton, PA	74 67–76	$49,642/yr	41.3x
162	Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA	74 71–75	$49,572/yr	42.1x
163	Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN	74 70–76	$46,511/yr	47.2x
164	Delta College University Center, MI	74 71–76	$44,637/yr	49.9x
165	Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA	74 70–76	$43,547/yr	49.9x
166	Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI	74 67–76	$39,571/yr	56.1x
167	Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH	74 69–76	$38,595/yr	60.7x
168	Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL	74 69–76	$34,607/yr	77.2x
169	Somerset Community College Somerset, KY	74 71–75	$34,245/yr	72.6x
170	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	74 69–76	$33,463/yr	80.3x
171	Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX	74 66–76	$28,066/yr	138.9x
172	Great Oaks Career Campuses Cincinnati, OH	73 69–75	$60,896/yr	—
173	Fort Myers Technical College Fort Myers, FL	73 68–75	$58,949/yr	—
174	Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL	73 68–74	$58,216/yr	—
175	Ridgewater College Willmar, MN	73 71–75	$49,040/yr	39.1x
176	Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA	73 70–75	$47,990/yr	41.9x
177	Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN	73 70–74	$47,216/yr	40.7x
178	Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA	73 70–74	$45,144/yr	43.4x
179	Portland Community College Portland, OR	73 71–75	$45,061/yr	45.5x
180	York Technical College Rock Hill, SC	73 69–74	$44,401/yr	43.7x
181	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	73 68–74	$44,159/yr	43.4x
182	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	73 68–74	$44,159/yr	43.4x
183	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	73 68–74	$44,159/yr	43.4x
184	Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield, MO	73 71–75	$41,277/yr	50.3x
185	Central Ohio Technical College Newark, OH	73 67–74	$40,065/yr	50.7x
186	Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI	73 67–75	$38,881/yr	54.1x
187	Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI	73 66–75	$37,671/yr	57.7x
188	Howard College Big Spring, TX	73 68–75	$33,724/yr	74.1x
189	Southwest College for the Deaf Big Spring, TX	73 68–75	$33,724/yr	74.1x
190	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH	73 69–74	$29,888/yr	90.9x
191	Riverside City College Riverside, CA	73 66–75	$25,824/yr	142.1x
192	Technical College of the Rockies Delta, CO	72 68–74	$56,589/yr	—
193	Butler Technology and Career Development Schools Monroe, OH	72 67–74	$53,759/yr	—
194	Osceola Technical College Kissimmee, FL	72 67–73	$53,164/yr	—
195	Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools Groveport, OH	72 67–73	$53,090/yr	—
196	Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI	72 69–74	$41,591/yr	47.0x
197	Blackhawk Technical College Janesville, WI	72 69–74	$40,164/yr	50.8x
198	William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL	72 69–73	$38,474/yr	49.3x
199	San Antonio College San Antonio, TX	72 67–74	$34,867/yr	61.7x
200	McLennan Community College Waco, TX	72 66–74	$34,468/yr	62.3x
201	Brightpoint Community College Chester, VA	72 69–74	$33,360/yr	66.6x
202	Valencia College Orlando, FL	72 69–74	$33,246/yr	71.3x
203	Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL	72 63–74	$31,763/yr	78.1x
204	Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD	71 69–73	$49,560/yr	31.4x
205	Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA	71 67–73	$41,796/yr	42.3x
206	Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA	71 66–73	$39,121/yr	47.2x
207	Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI	71 66–73	$38,027/yr	49.7x
208	Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA	71 66–73	$36,066/yr	53.3x
209	Northwest Vista College San Antonio, TX	71 65–72	$32,807/yr	61.5x
210	San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA	71 65–73	$22,722/yr	176.8x
211	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	70 67–71	$50,881/yr	20.5x
212	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	70 68–72	$49,078/yr	22.4x
213	Greene County Career Center Xenia, OH	70 66–72	$46,623/yr	—
214	George Stone Technical College Pensacola, FL	70 65–71	$45,951/yr	—
215	Lake Technical College Eustis, FL	70 65–71	$45,472/yr	—
216	Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA	70 68–72	$42,555/yr	39.0x
217	Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA	70 66–72	$40,039/yr	41.2x
218	Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, MA	70 66–72	$39,426/yr	42.0x
219	Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI	70 67–71	$39,174/yr	40.0x
220	Central Oregon Community College Bend, OR	70 66–71	$37,992/yr	44.6x
221	Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA	70 64–72	$37,533/yr	45.2x
222	Massasoit Community College Brockton, MA	70 64–72	$36,927/yr	46.0x
223	Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI	70 65–72	$36,713/yr	48.5x
224	Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, SC	70 65–71	$35,726/yr	49.6x
225	Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX	70 63–72	$30,127/yr	66.4x
226	New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM	70 63–71	$27,638/yr	78.6x
227	New Mexico State University-Grants Grants, NM	70 64–72	$27,638/yr	85.6x
228	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	69 67–71	$46,978/yr	26.7x
229	EHOVE Career Center Milan, OH	69 65–71	$45,082/yr	—
230	Wytheville Community College Wytheville, VA	69 67–71	$38,907/yr	41.1x
231	Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH	69 65–71	$38,671/yr	40.9x
232	Genesee Community College Batavia, NY	69 65–70	$38,483/yr	39.3x
233	University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia, OH	69 63–71	$38,399/yr	41.6x
234	University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH	69 63–71	$38,399/yr	38.9x
235	Bristol Community College Fall River, MA	69 64–71	$36,706/yr	44.5x
236	Stark State College North Canton, OH	69 64–71	$35,014/yr	49.7x
237	Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	69 63–70	$34,224/yr	48.4x
238	Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE	69 64–71	$33,064/yr	55.5x
239	Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS	69 65–71	$32,996/yr	56.1x
240	Middlesex College Edison, NJ	69 62–71	$32,712/yr	53.6x
241	North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville, GA	69 65–71	$31,698/yr	59.2x
242	College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID	69 63–71	$30,479/yr	59.9x
243	Metropolitan Community College Area Omaha, NE	69 61–71	$28,511/yr	67.3x
244	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI	68 63–70	$48,203/yr	22.0x
245	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN	68 64–69	$47,447/yr	21.6x
246	Polaris Career Center Middleburg Heights, OH	68 64–70	$41,966/yr	—
247	Lake Area Technical College Watertown, SD	68 65–69	$41,230/yr	29.7x
248	SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton, NY	68 64–69	$40,721/yr	31.9x
249	NHTI-Concord's Community College Concord, NH	68 64–70	$40,670/yr	33.8x
250	Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MA	68 64–69	$37,044/yr	39.3x
251	Orange County Community College Middletown, NY	68 61–69	$36,111/yr	39.7x
252	Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO	68 64–70	$34,058/yr	47.7x
253	Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI	68 63–70	$33,824/yr	48.2x
254	Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY	68 62–70	$33,316/yr	47.3x
255	Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA	68 61–70	$32,921/yr	48.8x
256	Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE	68 60–70	$28,473/yr	64.3x
257	New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Alamogordo, NM	68 62–70	$27,638/yr	69.7x
258	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND	67 63–68	$47,447/yr	18.4x
259	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI	67 64–69	$47,447/yr	19.6x
260	Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie, MI	67 61–68	$44,635/yr	20.9x
261	Buckeye Hills Career Center Rio Grande, OH	67 62–68	$39,455/yr	—
262	Herkimer County Community College Herkimer, NY	67 64–69	$37,597/yr	37.0x
263	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	67 63–69	$34,299/yr	42.9x
264	Mott Community College Flint, MI	67 63–69	$34,127/yr	44.6x
265	Hocking College Nelsonville, OH	67 61–69	$33,845/yr	42.8x
266	Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville, PA	67 61–69	$33,360/yr	43.5x
267	North Shore Community College Danvers, MA	67 60–70	$32,379/yr	50.5x
268	Central Carolina Community College Sanford, NC	67 64–68	$28,734/yr	55.3x
269	College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID	67 60–69	$28,234/yr	61.1x
270	Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL	66 62–68	$47,447/yr	15.3x
271	Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL	66 63–68	$47,447/yr	17.2x
272	Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS	66 62–67	$47,447/yr	15.1x
273	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	66 61–68	$44,159/yr	19.0x
274	Jackson College Jackson, MI	66 63–67	$39,162/yr	26.8x
275	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	66 63–67	$38,907/yr	27.7x
276	Florida Panhandle Technical College Chipley, FL	66 62–68	$38,381/yr	—
277	Withlacoochee Technical College Inverness, FL	66 61–68	$37,788/yr	—
278	Delaware Technical Community College-Terry Dover, DE	66 62–68	$33,737/yr	41.9x
279	SUNY Corning Community College Corning, NY	66 59–68	$33,166/yr	40.7x
280	Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC	66 61–68	$32,721/yr	43.9x
281	Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA	66 59–68	$31,430/yr	43.8x
282	Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT	66 59–69	$31,345/yr	46.2x
283	Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC	66 60–68	$30,840/yr	46.3x
284	UCNJ Union College of Union County NJ Cranford, NJ	66 58–68	$30,629/yr	48.1x
285	Blinn College District Brenham, TX	66 59–68	$30,374/yr	47.5x
286	Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY	66 58–68	$29,432/yr	48.8x
287	Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI	66 58–68	$26,336/yr	75.5x
288	Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX	66 58–68	$25,923/yr	63.5x
289	Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC	66 57–68	$22,389/yr	94.8x
290	Baker College Owosso, MI	65 62–67	$44,354/yr	15.3x
291	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	65 59–67	$42,957/yr	17.8x
292	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	65 62–67	$41,153/yr	21.0x
293	University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR	65 61–66	$39,043/yr	22.3x
294	Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA	65 62–67	$37,916/yr	29.6x
295	Mohawk Valley Community College Utica, NY	65 63–66	$36,754/yr	29.1x
296	YTI Career Institute-York York, PA	65 61–67	$36,634/yr	—
297	Clinton Community College Plattsburgh, NY	65 61–67	$36,546/yr	31.2x
298	Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	65 60–66	$35,994/yr	—
299	Carrington College-San Leandro Campus San Leandro, CA	65 60–66	$35,994/yr	—
300	Carrington College-San Jose San Jose, CA	65 60–66	$35,994/yr	—
301	Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Pleasant Hill, CA	65 60–66	$35,994/yr	—
302	Carrington College-Stockton Stockton, CA	65 60–66	$35,994/yr	—
303	George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville, AL	65 63–67	$35,238/yr	34.4x
304	Jefferson Community College Watertown, NY	65 60–67	$34,219/yr	36.8x
305	Brightpoint Community College Chester, VA	65 62–66	$34,171/yr	33.6x
306	Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR	65 59–67	$33,406/yr	36.7x
307	Erie Community College Buffalo, NY	65 59–67	$33,340/yr	36.4x
308	Fulton-Montgomery Community College Johnstown, NY	65 58–68	$31,935/yr	42.1x
309	Essex County College Newark, NJ	65 59–67	$31,908/yr	40.7x
310	Morton College Cicero, IL	65 60–67	$31,143/yr	41.7x
311	Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI	65 58–67	$30,219/yr	49.8x
312	Camden County College Blackwood, NJ	65 58–68	$27,603/yr	60.0x
313	El Paso Community College El Paso, TX	65 58–67	$25,846/yr	58.1x
314	Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ	65 57–67	$23,559/yr	76.4x
315	Columbia College Columbia, MO	64 60–66	$47,941/yr	7.6x
316	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	64 61–66	$38,495/yr	23.8x
317	National Park College Hot Springs, AR	64 62–66	$34,904/yr	29.7x
318	Vincennes University Vincennes, IN	64 59–66	$34,748/yr	31.9x
319	Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC	64 60–66	$33,307/yr	35.3x
320	Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke, PA	64 58–66	$32,847/yr	35.2x
321	Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA	64 62–66	$32,318/yr	34.4x
322	Sussex County Community College Newton, NJ	64 59–66	$32,079/yr	36.7x
323	Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY	64 57–66	$31,617/yr	39.4x
324	Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ	64 57–66	$30,595/yr	42.1x
325	Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus Vineland, NJ	64 57–67	$28,991/yr	46.7x
326	Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ	64 57–67	$28,991/yr	46.7x
327	CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY	64 56–66	$28,940/yr	45.1x
328	Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA	64 57–66	$28,719/yr	49.3x
329	Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA	64 61–66	$27,916/yr	47.9x
330	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	63 58–64	$43,287/yr	10.0x
331	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	63 57–65	$38,399/yr	19.6x
332	Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR	63 59–65	$36,076/yr	25.9x
333	Columbia-Greene Community College Hudson, NY	63 61–65	$34,411/yr	28.1x
334	San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia, CA	63 59–65	$33,361/yr	—
335	San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	63 59–65	$33,361/yr	—
336	San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno Fresno, CA	63 59–65	$33,361/yr	—
337	San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario, CA	63 59–65	$33,361/yr	—
338	San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida, CA	63 59–65	$33,361/yr	—
339	San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia, CA	63 59–65	$33,361/yr	—
340	San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula, CA	63 59–65	$33,361/yr	—
341	San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster Lancaster, CA	63 59–65	$33,361/yr	—
342	San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage, CA	63 59–65	$33,361/yr	—
343	San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria Santa Maria, CA	63 59–65	$33,361/yr	—
344	St Clair County Community College Port Huron, MI	63 61–65	$32,691/yr	31.2x
345	Sullivan County Community College Loch Sheldrake, NY	63 58–65	$31,918/yr	32.8x
346	Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown, PA	63 56–65	$31,499/yr	32.4x
347	CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY	63 57–65	$29,606/yr	38.6x
348	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS	63 59–64	$28,817/yr	41.4x
349	CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY	63 56–65	$28,343/yr	45.3x
350	Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel, NJ	63 55–65	$27,775/yr	48.5x
351	Ocean County College Toms River, NJ	63 56–65	$27,321/yr	49.0x
352	College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV	63 56–65	$26,301/yr	47.4x
353	Laredo College Laredo, TX	63 56–65	$24,339/yr	53.4x
354	Drury University Springfield, MO	62 58–64	$41,277/yr	10.7x
355	SUNY Adirondack Queensbury, NY	62 57–63	$31,344/yr	30.0x
356	Brookline College-Phoenix Phoenix, AZ	62 57–63	$31,295/yr	—
357	Brookline College-Tempe Tempe, AZ	62 57–63	$31,295/yr	—
358	Brookline College-Tucson Tucson, AZ	62 57–63	$31,295/yr	—
359	Brookline College-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM	62 57–63	$31,295/yr	—
360	Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY	62 55–64	$30,093/yr	36.2x
361	Nassau Community College Garden City, NY	62 55–65	$29,837/yr	39.6x
362	Rockland Community College Suffern, NY	62 55–64	$29,633/yr	37.7x
363	Monroe Community College Rochester, NY	62 55–64	$28,631/yr	42.9x
364	Miller-Motte College-Wilmington Wilmington, NC	61 57–63	$30,539/yr	—
365	Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute Wyomissing, PA	61 57–63	$30,539/yr	—
366	Miller-Motte College-McCann-Monroe Monroe, LA	61 57–63	$30,539/yr	—
367	Miller-Motte College-McCann-Lewisburg Lewisburg, PA	61 57–63	$30,539/yr	—
368	Miller-Motte College-Charleston Charleston, SC	61 57–63	$30,539/yr	—
369	Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	61 57–63	$30,539/yr	—
370	Miller-Motte College-McCann-Allentown Allentown, PA	61 57–63	$30,539/yr	—
371	Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Fayetteville, NC	61 57–63	$30,539/yr	—
372	Miller-Motte College-Columbus Columbus, GA	61 57–63	$30,539/yr	—
373	Miller-Motte College-Augusta Augusta, GA	61 57–63	$30,539/yr	—
374	Miller-Motte College-Conway Conway, SC	61 57–63	$30,539/yr	—
375	Miller-Motte College-Macon Macon, GA	61 57–63	$30,539/yr	—
376	Carrington College-Phoenix North Phoenix, AZ	61 57–63	$30,388/yr	—
377	Carrington College-Mesa Mesa, AZ	61 57–63	$30,388/yr	—
378	Carrington College-Tucson Tucson, AZ	61 57–63	$30,388/yr	—
379	Carrington College-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	61 57–63	$30,388/yr	—
380	Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	61 57–63	$30,217/yr	—
381	Carrington College-San Leandro Campus San Leandro, CA	61 57–63	$30,217/yr	—
382	Carrington College-San Jose San Jose, CA	61 57–63	$30,217/yr	—
383	Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus Pleasant Hill, CA	61 57–63	$30,217/yr	—
384	Carrington College-Stockton Stockton, CA	61 57–63	$30,217/yr	—
385	Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA	61 58–63	$29,276/yr	35.5x
386	CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY	61 54–63	$26,907/yr	42.9x
387	Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, NY	61 54–63	$26,891/yr	43.4x
388	Holmes Community College Goodman, MS	61 56–63	$24,853/yr	47.2x
389	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	60 55–62	$35,094/yr	17.1x
390	Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies Fort Wayne, IN	60 56–62	$34,328/yr	18.2x
391	North Country Community College Saranac Lake, NY	60 57–61	$31,175/yr	22.8x
392	Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO	60 55–62	$31,103/yr	24.1x
393	Alpena Community College Alpena, MI	60 58–62	$30,201/yr	28.4x
394	UEI College-Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA	60 56–62	$29,663/yr	—
395	UEI College-Ontario Ontario, CA	60 56–62	$29,663/yr	—
396	UEI College-Reseda Reseda, CA	60 56–62	$29,663/yr	—
397	UEI College-Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA	60 56–62	$29,663/yr	—
398	UEI College-West Covina West Covina, CA	60 56–62	$29,663/yr	—
399	UEI College-Oceanside Oceanside, CA	60 56–62	$29,663/yr	—
400	UEI College-Garden Grove Garden Grove, CA	60 56–62	$29,663/yr	—
401	UEI College-Stockton Stockton, CA	60 56–62	$29,663/yr	—
402	College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL	60 58–62	$28,749/yr	32.3x
403	Niagara County Community College Sanborn, NY	60 53–62	$27,970/yr	39.1x
404	Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner, MA	60 53–62	$27,226/yr	37.2x
405	Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY	60 53–62	$27,074/yr	35.2x
406	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN	59 55–61	$38,495/yr	5.5x
407	Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL	59 54–61	$37,236/yr	10.6x
408	Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA	59 52–61	$26,013/yr	37.5x
409	South Texas College McAllen, TX	59 53–61	$25,738/yr	35.7x
410	CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY	59 52–61	$25,515/yr	40.8x
411	CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY	59 52–61	$25,302/yr	47.2x
412	SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY	58 53–59	$29,951/yr	20.0x
413	Western Dakota Technical College Rapid City, SD	58 51–60	$27,459/yr	29.8x
414	Berkeley College-New York New York, NY	57 52–58	$33,365/yr	8.1x
415	Jamestown Community College Jamestown, NY	57 51–59	$25,684/yr	33.0x
416	Institute of Technology Clovis, CA	57 52–58	$25,131/yr	—
417	SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles, LA	57 52–59	$23,832/yr	34.7x
418	Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN	56 52–58	$34,328/yr	5.3x
419	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	56 52–58	$33,292/yr	7.9x
420	Bryant & Stratton College-Albany Albany, NY	56 52–57	$32,211/yr	8.3x
421	Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North Liverpool, NY	56 52–57	$32,211/yr	8.1x
422	Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo, NY	56 52–57	$32,211/yr	8.1x
423	Bryant & Stratton College-Greece Rochester, NY	56 52–57	$32,211/yr	7.9x
424	Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma, OH	56 52–57	$32,211/yr	8.0x
425	Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	56 52–57	$32,211/yr	8.5x
426	Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI	56 51–57	$32,211/yr	7.8x
427	Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park, NY	56 52–58	$32,211/yr	10.0x
428	Post University Waterbury, CT	56 50–58	$30,325/yr	13.0x
429	Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park, NY	56 52–57	$28,070/yr	16.7x
430	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	56 51–58	$27,638/yr	21.7x
431	UEI College-Fresno Fresno, CA	56 52–58	$23,849/yr	—
432	UEI College-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	56 52–58	$23,849/yr	—
433	American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZ	55 50–56	$28,600/yr	13.4x
434	Bryant & Stratton College-Albany Albany, NY	55 51–56	$28,070/yr	13.9x
435	Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North Liverpool, NY	55 51–56	$28,070/yr	13.5x
436	Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo, NY	55 51–56	$28,070/yr	13.7x
437	Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	55 51–56	$28,070/yr	14.2x
438	UEI College-Gardena Gardena, CA	55 51–57	$23,026/yr	—
439	UEI College-Riverside Riverside, CA	55 51–57	$23,026/yr	—
440	United Education Institute-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	55 51–57	$23,026/yr	—
441	County College of Morris Randolph, NJ	55 48–57	$23,024/yr	37.6x
442	Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC	55 48–57	$20,266/yr	41.3x
443	American InterContinental University-Atlanta Atlanta, GA	54 50–56	$28,600/yr	12.2x
444	American InterContinental University-Houston Houston, TX	54 49–56	$28,600/yr	10.9x
445	Bryant & Stratton College-Greece Rochester, NY	54 51–56	$28,070/yr	13.3x
446	Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma, OH	54 51–56	$28,070/yr	13.4x
447	Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI	54 51–56	$28,070/yr	13.1x
448	Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA	54 50–56	$26,636/yr	15.4x
449	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus San Juan, PR	54 50–55	$25,779/yr	16.2x
450	Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ	53 49–55	$29,460/yr	7.5x
451	Generations College Chicago, IL	53 49–55	$28,031/yr	10.0x
452	Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	53 49–55	$25,853/yr	14.1x
453	City College-Hollywood Hollywood, FL	52 48–54	$27,993/yr	6.5x
454	Remington College-Cleveland Campus Cleveland, OH	52 47–53	$26,952/yr	8.5x
455	Remington College-Lafayette Campus Lafayette, LA	51 47–53	$26,952/yr	5.9x
456	Remington College-Dallas Campus Dallas, TX	51 47–53	$26,952/yr	5.5x
457	Remington College-Mobile Campus Mobile, AL	51 47–53	$26,952/yr	6.5x
458	Remington College-Fort Worth Campus North Richland Hills, TX	51 47–53	$26,952/yr	6.9x
459	Remington College-Memphis Campus Memphis, TN	51 47–53	$26,952/yr	6.7x
460	Remington College-North Houston Campus Houston, TX	51 47–53	$26,952/yr	6.7x
461	Remington College-Nashville Campus Nashville, TN	51 47–53	$26,952/yr	6.2x
462	Remington College-Shreveport Campus Shreveport, LA	51 47–53	$26,952/yr	5.5x
463	Monroe College Bronx, NY	51 45–52	$24,567/yr	11.1x
464	NUC University Bayamon, PR	51 46–53	$22,591/yr	15.8x
465	Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ	51 47–53	$20,232/yr	19.2x
466	Academia Serrant Inc Ponce, PR	51 47–53	$11,565/yr	—
467	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus Carolina, PR	50 44–52	$18,249/yr	18.0x
468	South College Knoxville, TN	49 45–51	$24,095/yr	5.7x
469	Lackawanna College Scranton, PA	49 44–50	$22,394/yr	9.1x

Highest Earning Criminal Justice and Corrections Programs

Schools where Criminal Justice and Corrections graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	Score
Santa Rosa Junior College	$111,649/yr	93
San Bernardino Valley College	$94,285/yr	93
San Diego Miramar College	$91,647/yr	93
Monroe Community College	$85,061/yr	91
Moreno Valley College	$81,339/yr	93
Gateway Technical College	$73,818/yr	91
Butte College	$73,170/yr	93
Red Rocks Community College	$72,583/yr	91
Laredo College	$72,049/yr	92
Lamar Institute of Technology	$71,733/yr	92

Best ROI for Criminal Justice and Corrections

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Criminal Justice and Corrections.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	Score
San Diego Miramar College	795.9x	$91,647/yr	93
Santa Rosa Junior College	707.7x	$111,649/yr	93
Butte College	630.6x	$73,170/yr	93
Moreno Valley College	571.8x	$81,339/yr	93
Yuba College	551.7x	$62,350/yr	91
San Bernardino Valley College	382.6x	$94,285/yr	93
Alvin Community College	368.7x	$67,797/yr	92
Fresno City College	356.5x	$35,848/yr	82
Aims Community College	312.4x	$57,841/yr	90
Lamar Institute of Technology	287.6x	$71,733/yr	92

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the typical salary after a Criminal Justice and Corrections program?

Across 469 schools, Criminal Justice and Corrections graduates earn an average of $39,484 per year in their first year after completing the program. Earnings range from $11,565 to $111,649 depending on the school.

Will AI replace Criminal Justice and Corrections jobs?

Our analysis rates Criminal Justice and Corrections as "Resilient" for automation risk. With 60% of tasks requiring physical presence or manual skill, most the work in this trade remains beyond AI's reach.

What's the top-ranked school for Criminal Justice and Corrections?

Our data ranks Santa Rosa Junior College first among 469 Criminal Justice and Corrections programs. Its score of 93/100 reflects strong outcomes across earnings ($111,649/yr), return on investment, and career durability.

What's the ROI on a Criminal Justice and Corrections program?

On average, Criminal Justice and Corrections graduates earn 88.4x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

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