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
Same major at other universities
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
Salem State University
$69,004 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$68,758 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$68,053 · 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
Concordia University - Saint Paul
$67,000 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$66,634 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$66,530 · 5 yrs out
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