Associate+1% vs national median490 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Lakeland Community College
Ranked 141st of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,794
middle 50%: $24,409 – $51,883
Median · 5 years out
$51,513
middle 50%: $37,867 – $75,380
Median · 10 years out
$70,164
middle 50%: $46,521 – $97,437
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
Lakeland Community College graduates in Criminal Justice and Corrections start with a median salary of $34k. Ten-year earnings for this associate degree rise to $70k.
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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,837 total interest
Same major at other universities
Parkland College
$51,828 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$51,746 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$51,651 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$51,647 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
Central Maine Community College
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$51,458 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$51,458 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$51,458 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
North Central Texas College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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$111,405 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$105,977 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$97,356 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$92,930 · 5 yrs out
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$92,787 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,974 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,568 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
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