Certificate (under 1 year)+26% vs national median1,296 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Hennepin Technical College
Ranked 9th of 116 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$53,901
middle 50%: $39,395 – $72,689
Median · 5 years out
$76,944
middle 50%: $57,239 – $96,715
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Criminal Justice and Corrections (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Hennepin Technical College Criminal Justice graduates see $54k in first-year medians. Mid-career salaries jump to $77k.
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
5.5 yrs
≈ $6,135 total interest
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$77,103 · 5 yrs out
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$75,919 · 5 yrs out
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$74,144 · 5 yrs out
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$73,547 · 5 yrs out
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$71,671 · 5 yrs out
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$70,944 · 5 yrs out
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$88,109 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$85,997 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,819 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$77,603 · 5 yrs out
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$77,316 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,823 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,237 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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