Certificate (under 1 year)-12% vs national median814 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Navarro College
Ranked 70th of 116 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,498
middle 50%: $34,951 – $55,944
Median · 5 years out
$53,723
middle 50%: $43,280 – $65,986
Median · 10 years out
$62,563
middle 50%: $47,901 – $80,084
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
Navarro College certificate holders in Criminal Justice earn a median $44.5k in their first year. Five-year median earnings reach $53.7k.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,350 total interest
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$55,665 · 5 yrs out
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$55,464 · 5 yrs out
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$54,993 · 5 yrs out
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$54,656 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$54,382 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Texas Junior College
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$52,989 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$52,798 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$52,542 · 5 yrs out
Germanna Community College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
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$51,789 · 5 yrs out
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$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Navarro College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$91,143 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$77,519 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$74,346 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,796 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Associate)
$69,584 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$66,598 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$65,302 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Certificate)
$63,029 · 5 yrs out
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