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Bachelor's+19% vs national median696 grads tracked

Criminal Justice and Corrections at Salem State University

Ranked 14th of 239 bachelor's programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,172
middle 50%: $34,322 – $64,702
Median · 5 years out
$69,004
middle 50%: $50,619 – $98,416
Median · 10 years out
$84,805
middle 50%: $59,105 – $116,180

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Criminal Justice and Corrections (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Salem State University's bachelor's program in Criminal Justice and Corrections earn a median $47,172 one year after graduating, rising to $84,805 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% above the national median of $58,029 for this field, ranking 14th of 239 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.

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6.1 yrs
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Same major at other universities

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$71,349 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$70,197 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$69,517 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$69,484 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$69,306 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$68,758 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$68,053 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$68,026 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$67,394 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$67,121 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Salem State University

Fire Protection (Bachelor's)
$128,416 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$112,298 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$97,133 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$95,876 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$93,844 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$89,036 · 5 yrs out

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