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Certificate (1-2 years)+49% vs national median136 grads tracked

Criminal Justice and Corrections at Metropolitan State University

Ranked 4th of 73 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$59,324
middle 50%: $44,087 – $70,944
Median · 5 years out
$84,300
middle 50%: $66,779 – $100,612
Median · 10 years out
$105,332
middle 50%: $90,933 – $119,198

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Criminal Justice and Corrections (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Metropolitan State University's certificate (1-2 years) program in Criminal Justice and Corrections earn a median $59,324 one year after graduating, rising to $105,332 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 49% above the national median of $56,577 for this field, ranking 4th of 73 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.

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 yrs
≈ $5,546 total interest

Same major at other universities

Monroe Community College
$104,698 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$86,254 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$85,473 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$81,741 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$77,825 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$77,524 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$73,820 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Metropolitan State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$121,802 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$114,681 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$106,350 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$103,115 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$97,281 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,874 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$90,933 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$90,933 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$90,933 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$90,552 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$85,242 · 5 yrs out

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