Bachelor's-4% vs national median1,910 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Radford University
Ranked 104th of 239 bachelor's programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,592
middle 50%: $26,835 – $48,900
Median · 5 years out
$55,853
middle 50%: $43,213 – $72,270
Median · 10 years out
$65,623
middle 50%: $49,086 – $89,353
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 see a $38k median salary in year one. Median earnings reach $66k after a decade.
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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,949 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$56,642 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$56,495 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$56,425 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$56,417 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas at Dallas
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$55,924 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$55,692 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$55,668 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$55,592 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$55,582 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$55,573 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$55,561 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Radford University
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$106,400 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Certificate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$88,398 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$87,544 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$86,530 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$78,720 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$74,324 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$73,668 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$72,884 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$72,496 · 5 yrs out
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