Certificate (1-2 years)+52% vs national median663 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Erie Community College
Ranked 2nd of 73 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$70,088
middle 50%: $45,358 – $81,981
Median · 5 years out
$86,254
middle 50%: $63,723 – $102,939
Median · 10 years out
$106,500
middle 50%: $80,258 – $121,086
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
Erie Community College certificate holders in Criminal Justice earn $70k in their first year. Median salaries reach $86k by year five and $107k 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
4.6 yrs
≈ $4,880 total interest
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$104,698 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$85,473 · 5 yrs out
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$84,300 · 5 yrs out
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$81,741 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
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$78,529 · 5 yrs out
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$77,825 · 5 yrs out
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$77,524 · 5 yrs out
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$73,820 · 5 yrs out
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$72,585 · 5 yrs out
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$70,870 · 5 yrs out
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$70,527 · 5 yrs out
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$106,721 · 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
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Associate)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
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