Associate+19% vs national median609 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Moraine Valley Community College
Ranked 30th of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,143
middle 50%: $24,946 – $48,864
Median · 5 years out
$60,612
middle 50%: $40,842 – $83,445
Median · 10 years out
$83,748
middle 50%: $52,989 – $109,811
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 graduates earn a median of $34k in year one. Ten-year median earnings reach $84k.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,823 total interest
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Century College
$61,394 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$61,205 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
$61,003 · 5 yrs out
Greenfield Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$60,033 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Massasoit Community College
$59,476 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$59,211 · 5 yrs out
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