Certificate (1-2 years)+15% vs national median398 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Aims Community College
Ranked 16th of 73 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,164
middle 50%: $34,028 – $67,683
Median · 5 years out
$65,177
middle 50%: $47,763 – $81,994
Median · 10 years out
$74,301
middle 50%: $53,343 – $96,791
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Criminal Justice and Corrections (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Criminal Justice graduates from Aims Community College earn $50,164 initially. Salaries increase to $65,177 by year five.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $6,950 total interest
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$66,452 · 5 yrs out
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$58,363 · 5 yrs out
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$56,577 · 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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,748 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Certificate)
$72,341 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Certificate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Certificate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$65,230 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$65,177 · 5 yrs out
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