Associate+3% vs national median217 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 124th of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,135
middle 50%: $25,124 – $45,703
Median · 5 years out
$52,283
middle 50%: $39,119 – $67,487
Median · 10 years out
$67,193
middle 50%: $48,563 – $83,991
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
Kirkwood Community College graduates in Criminal Justice earn $35,135 in their first year. Median salaries increase to $67,193 by the ten-year mark.
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?
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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
≈ $9,608 total interest
Same major at other universities
Lorain County Community College
$52,601 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$52,527 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Marion Technical College
$52,413 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$52,411 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
Columbia - Greene Community College - SUNY Office of Cmnty Colleges
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$52,221 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Northwest
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kirkwood Community College
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$65,511 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
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