Certificate (under 1 year)+20% vs national median3,075 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Dallas College
Ranked 13th of 116 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$63,700
middle 50%: $55,750 – $73,083
Median · 5 years out
$73,242
middle 50%: $64,029 – $85,198
Median · 10 years out
$87,166
middle 50%: $74,538 – $103,147
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Criminal Justice and Corrections (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Dallas College certificate holders in Criminal Justice earn a $64k median salary in year one. Earnings reach $87k by year 10.
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
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,576 total interest
Same major at other universities
Community College of Aurora
$78,315 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$77,103 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$76,944 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$75,919 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$74,144 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$73,547 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$71,671 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota North College
$70,944 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$70,850 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$70,823 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$70,584 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$70,184 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Dallas College
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$91,898 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$88,854 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$87,013 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$84,216 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$81,624 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$81,344 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$75,724 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$70,934 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$67,715 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$66,599 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
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