Highest Earning Associate's Criminal Justice Programs

These are the highest earning associate's criminal justice programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Cincinnati State Technical and Community College leading at $103,302.

Rank Institution Program State Earnings Completers
1 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Fire Protection OH $103,302 7
2 Central Oregon Community College Fire Protection OR $96,494 15
3 Waldorf University Fire Protection IA $90,602 23
4 College of DuPage Fire Protection IL $89,991 30
5 Columbia Southern University Fire Protection AL $88,114 432
6 North Shore Community College Fire Protection MA $87,731 29
7 Blinn College District Fire Protection TX $81,556 19
8 Purdue University Global Fire Protection IN $81,259 31
9 Utah Valley University Fire Protection UT $78,436 116
10 American Public University System Fire Protection WV $77,650 63
11 Southern Maine Community College Fire Protection ME $76,281 17
12 Mt San Antonio College Fire Protection CA $74,354 70
13 Santa Ana College Fire Protection CA $74,290 53
14 Prince George's Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections MD $72,849 23
15 Fox Valley Technical College Fire Protection WI $72,460 29
16 Honolulu Community College Fire Protection HI $70,582 37
17 Pima Community College Fire Protection AZ $68,557 20
18 Southwestern Illinois College Criminal Justice & Corrections IL $68,288 12
19 Rose State College Security & Protective Services OK $67,780 45
20 Springfield Technical Community College Fire Protection MA $67,156 12
21 Alexandria Technical & Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections MN $67,066 58
22 Lake Superior College Fire Protection MN $66,854 16
23 Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Criminal Justice & Corrections OK $66,287 40
24 Excelsior University Criminal Justice & Corrections NY $66,211 11
25 Columbia Southern University Criminal Justice & Corrections AL $66,000 98
26 North Hennepin Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections MN $65,910 33
27 Lake Superior State University Homeland Security MI $65,738 10
28 Vincennes University Fire Protection IN $64,879 10
29 Inver Hills Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections MN $64,621 15
30 Grand Rapids Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections MI $64,550 22
31 College of Southern Nevada Fire Protection NV $64,487 33
32 College of Southern Nevada Security & Protective Services NV $63,730 44
33 Lakeshore Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections WI $63,684 15
34 American Public University System Homeland Security WV $63,213 49
35 Ridgewater College Criminal Justice & Corrections MN $63,210 22
36 Hutchinson Community College Fire Protection KS $63,072 33
37 Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections MN $63,056 24
38 Northern Virginia Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections VA $63,015 174
39 Hawkeye Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections IA $62,551 26
40 Century College Criminal Justice & Corrections MN $62,166 54
41 Waukesha County Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections WI $62,093 42
42 Valencia College Fire Protection FL $61,605 56
43 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections WI $61,297 9
44 Madison Area Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections WI $60,863 28
45 Grayson College Criminal Justice & Corrections TX $60,661 14
46 Mount Wachusett Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections MA $60,626 6
47 Fox Valley Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections WI $60,438 73
48 Chippewa Valley Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections WI $60,431 32
49 J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections VA $60,396 10
50 Washtenaw Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections MI $60,343 21

Methodology

Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes associate's programs in CIP family 43 (Criminal Justice) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.