Associate+16% vs national median473 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Middlesex Community College
Ranked 36th of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,024
middle 50%: $25,665 – $60,284
Median · 5 years out
$59,211
middle 50%: $40,542 – $86,799
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
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 associate graduates earn $39k in their first year. Median pay grows to $59k after five years.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,516 total interest
Same major at other universities
Moraine Valley Community College
$60,612 · 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
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
Waubonsee Community College
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
Weatherford College
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Middlesex Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,775 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,221 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,330 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,872 · 5 yrs out
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