Associate+3% vs national median174 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Aims Community College
Ranked 120th of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,168
middle 50%: $27,929 – $55,181
Median · 5 years out
$52,508
middle 50%: $37,499 – $72,049
Median · 10 years out
$60,177
middle 50%: $42,505 – $83,557
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Criminal Justice and Corrections (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Criminal Justice and Corrections graduates earn a $37k median salary in their first year. Ten-year earnings hit $60k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,391 total interest
Same major at other universities
North Iowa Area Community College
$52,711 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Western Oklahoma State College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$52,601 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$52,527 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
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$52,413 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$52,411 · 5 yrs out
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$52,283 · 5 yrs out
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$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
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$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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$77,273 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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$75,444 · 5 yrs out
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$72,748 · 5 yrs out
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$72,341 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Certificate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
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$66,937 · 5 yrs out
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$66,779 · 5 yrs out
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$65,353 · 5 yrs out
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$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$65,230 · 5 yrs out
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