Certificate (under 1 year)+21% vs national median797 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Ranked 12th of 116 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,350
middle 50%: $37,687 – $68,224
Median · 5 years out
$73,547
middle 50%: $51,805 – $94,151
Median · 10 years out
$93,297
middle 50%: $68,070 – $112,784
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
Criminal Justice certificate graduates from Minneapolis Community and Technical College earn $50k in year one. Median pay reaches $93k by year ten.
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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,527 total interest
Same major at other universities
Community College of Aurora
$78,315 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$77,103 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$76,944 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$75,919 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$74,144 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$73,242 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$71,671 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota North College
$70,944 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$70,850 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$70,823 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$70,584 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$93,846 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$93,846 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$86,507 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,287 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$78,227 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$73,413 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$72,389 · 5 yrs out
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