Associate+11% vs national median669 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Manchester Community College
Ranked 64th of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,536
middle 50%: $25,660 – $51,083
Median · 5 years out
$56,601
middle 50%: $39,425 – $77,631
Median · 10 years out
$72,481
middle 50%: $51,976 – $96,448
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 from Manchester Community College receive a median $37k first‑year salary. After five years it climbs to $57k, reaching $72k after ten.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,959 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$57,010 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$56,949 · 5 yrs out
Vermilion Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$56,676 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$56,668 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$56,595 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$56,516 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$56,431 · 5 yrs out
Berkshire Community College
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Manchester Community College
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Certificate)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$82,404 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,525 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Associate)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Associate)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
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