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Bachelor's+2% vs national median1,402 grads tracked

Criminal Justice and Corrections at SUNY Buffalo State University

Ranked 71st of 239 bachelor's programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,495
middle 50%: $26,634 – $45,961
Median · 5 years out
$58,970
middle 50%: $42,656 – $78,965
Median · 10 years out
$76,844
middle 50%: $54,480 – $103,385

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

Graduates of SUNY Buffalo State University's bachelor's program in Criminal Justice and Corrections earn a median $35,495 one year after graduating, rising to $76,844 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $58,029 for this field, ranking 71st of 239 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?

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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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,844 total interest

Same major at other universities

Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$59,434 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$59,343 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$59,153 · 5 yrs out
Bluefield College
$59,145 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Abington
$59,087 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$59,064 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Hampton University
$58,768 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Morrisville
$58,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$58,511 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$58,326 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$58,261 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Buffalo State University

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$85,725 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$64,503 · 5 yrs out

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