Associate-3% vs national median1,688 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Erie Community College
Ranked 185th of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,255
middle 50%: $23,606 – $44,719
Median · 5 years out
$49,627
middle 50%: $35,700 – $71,102
Median · 10 years out
$62,308
middle 50%: $44,120 – $87,152
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Criminal Justice and Corrections (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Criminal Justice graduates from Erie Community College earn a median of $32k in year one. Ten-year median salaries reach $62k.
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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,380 total interest
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$49,758 · 5 yrs out
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$49,750 · 5 yrs out
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$49,723 · 5 yrs out
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$49,696 · 5 yrs out
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$49,659 · 5 yrs out
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$49,635 · 5 yrs out
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$49,582 · 5 yrs out
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$49,399 · 5 yrs out
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$49,399 · 5 yrs out
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Other majors at Erie Community College
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$106,721 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$86,254 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$82,541 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,919 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$69,509 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,740 · 5 yrs out
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