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Associate+6% vs national median68 grads tracked

Criminal Justice and Corrections at Lincoln Land Community College

Ranked 90th of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,342
middle 50%: $30,437 – $54,993
Median · 5 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $31,537 – $70,870
Median · 10 years out
$56,170
middle 50%: $38,967 – $75,586

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

Graduates of Lincoln Land Community College's associate program in Criminal Justice and Corrections earn a median $40,342 one year after graduating, rising to $56,170 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% above the national median of $50,919 for this field, ranking 90th of 343 reporting programs.

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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,862 total interest

Same major at other universities

Kankakee Community College
$54,679 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$54,580 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$54,485 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$54,404 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$53,932 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$53,873 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Altoona
$53,767 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$53,718 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lincoln Land Community College

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$80,964 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,444 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,002 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$65,771 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$65,226 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$63,995 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$63,451 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$59,253 · 5 yrs out

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