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Certificate (1-2 years)-15% vs national median158 grads tracked

Criminal Justice and Corrections at Northern Virginia Community College

Ranked 46th of 73 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,785
middle 50%: $28,796 – $62,487
Median · 5 years out
$47,939
middle 50%: $34,546 – $68,363
Median · 10 years out
$61,703
middle 50%: $50,539 – $76,644

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Criminal Justice and Corrections (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Northern Virginia Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Criminal Justice and Corrections earn a median $41,785 one year after graduating, rising to $61,703 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $56,577 for this field, ranking 46th of 73 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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,276 total interest

Same major at other universities

Otero College
$49,197 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$48,276 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Gateway Community College
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Junior College
$46,359 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$46,142 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northern Virginia Community College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$105,430 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$103,697 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$100,794 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$95,510 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, General (Associate)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$92,628 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Certificate)
$88,826 · 5 yrs out
Surveying Engineering (Certificate)
$88,826 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$87,210 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$86,799 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$86,785 · 5 yrs out

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