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Associate-7% vs national median635 grads tracked

Criminal Justice and Corrections at Tidewater Community College

Ranked 227th of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,235
middle 50%: $25,164 – $50,805
Median · 5 years out
$47,155
middle 50%: $32,626 – $64,636
Median · 10 years out
$56,225
middle 50%: $37,729 – $78,320

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 Tidewater Community College's associate program in Criminal Justice and Corrections earn a median $36,235 one year after graduating, rising to $56,225 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $50,919 for this field, ranking 227th 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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,230 total interest

Same major at other universities

Nicholls State University
$47,666 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Morrisville
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Temple College
$47,376 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$47,360 · 5 yrs out
Rose State College
$47,315 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$47,167 · 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
Palo Alto College
$46,808 · 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

Other majors at Tidewater Community College

Engineering (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out

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