Associate+7% vs national median165 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Terra State Community College
Ranked 86th of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,699
middle 50%: $22,347 – $48,030
Median · 5 years out
$54,485
middle 50%: $36,950 – $71,155
Median · 10 years out
$57,926
middle 50%: $38,279 – $73,728
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
Terra State Community College graduates in Criminal Justice and Corrections see year-one median pay of $34k. Five-year earnings average $54k.
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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,652 total interest
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$55,335 · 5 yrs out
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$54,881 · 5 yrs out
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$54,757 · 5 yrs out
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$54,679 · 5 yrs out
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$54,679 · 5 yrs out
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$54,580 · 5 yrs out
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$54,404 · 5 yrs out
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$54,051 · 5 yrs out
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$54,051 · 5 yrs out
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$54,051 · 5 yrs out
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Other majors at Terra State Community College
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$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$85,364 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,376 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,080 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,599 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,994 · 5 yrs out
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