Associate+5% vs national median780 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at San Antonio College
Ranked 103rd of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,453
middle 50%: $27,480 – $58,692
Median · 5 years out
$53,235
middle 50%: $39,709 – $71,871
Median · 10 years out
$67,487
middle 50%: $46,373 – $102,156
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
San Antonio College graduates in Criminal Justice earn a $38.5k median in year one. Salaries climb to $53.2k after five years and $67.5k 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,085 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$53,709 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$53,647 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$53,526 · 5 yrs out
Hostos Community College of the City University of New York
$53,506 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$53,455 · 5 yrs out
Springfield Technical Community College
$53,421 · 5 yrs out
Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$53,202 · 5 yrs out
Germanna Community College
$53,202 · 5 yrs out
Saint Charles Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
$53,053 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College
$53,049 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$53,040 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at San Antonio College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$107,726 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$86,677 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$84,275 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$68,333 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
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