Associate+15% vs national median210 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Waubonsee Community College
Ranked 41st of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,008
middle 50%: $27,441 – $51,537
Median · 5 years out
$58,734
middle 50%: $41,357 – $80,258
Median · 10 years out
$63,451
middle 50%: $39,104 – $94,389
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
Waubonsee Community College criminal justice graduates earn a median $38k in year one. Ten-year salaries reach $63k.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,650 total interest
Same major at other universities
Massasoit Community College
$59,476 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$59,211 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$59,202 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$58,787 · 5 yrs out
Weatherford College
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$58,597 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$58,527 · 5 yrs out
Dutchess Community College
$58,400 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$58,197 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Waubonsee Community College
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$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$87,447 · 5 yrs out
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$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,796 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$73,293 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,174 · 5 yrs out
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$67,042 · 5 yrs out
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$65,698 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
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