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Associate-8% vs national median374 grads tracked

Criminal Justice and Corrections at Palo Alto College

Ranked 231st of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,073
middle 50%: $22,631 – $42,527
Median · 5 years out
$46,808
middle 50%: $34,184 – $60,995
Median · 10 years out
$58,032
middle 50%: $44,821 – $75,872

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

Graduates of Palo Alto College's associate program in Criminal Justice and Corrections earn a median $31,073 one year after graduating, rising to $58,032 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $50,919 for this field, ranking 231st of 343 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
9.1 yrs
≈ $11,030 total interest

Same major at other universities

Rose State College
$47,315 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$47,167 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$47,155 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$47,140 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$47,046 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$46,772 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$46,728 · 5 yrs out
Tompkins Cortland Community College
$46,689 · 5 yrs out
Hill College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$46,584 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Palo Alto College

Engineering (Associate)
$87,351 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,834 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (Associate)
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (Associate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$56,272 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (Certificate)
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$54,286 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Associate)
$53,921 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Associate)
$53,793 · 5 yrs out

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