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Bachelor's+17% vs national median14,802 grads tracked

Criminal Justice and Corrections at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Ranked 17th of 239 bachelor's programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,781
middle 50%: $31,105 – $65,856
Median · 5 years out
$68,026
middle 50%: $49,031 – $92,719
Median · 10 years out
$90,259
middle 50%: $62,415 – $134,386

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

Criminal Justice graduates earn a median of $46k in year one. Decadal earnings reach $90k.

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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,166 total interest

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