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Certificate (1-2 years)-34% vs national median55 grads tracked

Criminal Justice and Corrections at Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges

Ranked 68th of 73 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,171
middle 50%: $24,038 – $42,596
Median · 5 years out
$37,592
middle 50%: $25,818 – $45,260
Median · 10 years out
$61,827
middle 50%: $44,398 – $80,415

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

Graduates of Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges's certificate (1-2 years) program in Criminal Justice and Corrections earn a median $31,171 one year after graduating, rising to $61,827 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 34% below the national median of $56,577 for this field, ranking 68th of 73 reporting programs.

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
9.9 yrs
≈ $12,410 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northern Wyoming Community College District
$41,357 · 5 yrs out
Moberly Area Community College
$41,165 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$41,070 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Central Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$40,093 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$36,903 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$35,391 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Parkersburg
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$34,573 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$34,107 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges

Engineering (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$71,869 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$67,826 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$67,826 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,448 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$54,910 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$54,199 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$48,617 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$48,617 · 5 yrs out

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