Bachelor's0% vs national median8,150 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Sam Houston State University
Ranked 79th of 239 bachelor's programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,482
middle 50%: $28,998 – $52,250
Median · 5 years out
$58,186
middle 50%: $44,572 – $76,330
Median · 10 years out
$70,281
middle 50%: $52,501 – $93,532
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Criminal Justice and Corrections (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Criminal Justice graduates earn $39k initially. Median salaries reach $70k after ten years.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,494 total interest
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$58,768 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Morrisville
$58,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$58,511 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$58,326 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$58,261 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$58,209 · 5 yrs out
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$58,100 · 5 yrs out
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$58,032 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$58,029 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Minnesota State University
$58,019 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$57,986 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$57,951 · 5 yrs out
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$115,506 · 5 yrs out
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$108,971 · 5 yrs out
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$107,743 · 5 yrs out
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$104,899 · 5 yrs out
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$90,139 · 5 yrs out
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$90,083 · 5 yrs out
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$87,772 · 5 yrs out
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$86,568 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$83,343 · 5 yrs out
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