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Criminal Justice, undergraduate certificate programs nationwide

Nationally, undergraduate certificate graduates in Criminal Justice earn a median $57,702 four years after graduating. Among 79 programs with federal earnings data, Santa Rosa Junior College (CA) graduates had the highest median, $106,298 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

Programs with data
79
Highest median
$106,298
National median
$57,702
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Criminal Justice, undergraduate certificate programs nationwide: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeStateMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)Add to the side-by-side comparison
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeCA$106,298+84%—Compare
Montgomery County Community CollegePA$106,032+84%—
San Diego Miramar CollegeCA$105,621+83%—Compare
Erie Community CollegeNY$92,087+60%$9,250
Delaware County Community CollegePA$88,630+54%$5,100Compare
Red Rocks Community CollegeCO$88,122+53%—Compare
Blackhawk Technical CollegeWI$84,894+47%—Compare
Gateway Technical CollegeWI$82,828+44%—Compare
Butte CollegeCA$82,708+43%—Compare
Oakland Community CollegeMI$81,626+41%—Compare
Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$80,359+39%—
Jamestown Community CollegeNY$80,192+39%$9,500
Community College of Baltimore CountyMD$79,891+38%—Compare
Palm Beach State CollegeFL$78,216+36%$4,892Compare
Ulster County Community CollegeNY$77,774+35%—Compare
Laredo CollegeTX$77,575+34%—Compare
Lamar Institute of TechnologyTX$76,188+32%—Compare
Colorado Mountain CollegeCO$74,157+29%—Compare
Hennepin Technical CollegeMN$73,991+28%$5,329Compare
Pima Community CollegeAZ$73,427+27%—
Yavapai CollegeAZ$72,868+26%—Compare
Minnesota North CollegeMN$70,584+22%—Compare
Camden County CollegeNJ$70,397+22%—Compare
Indian River State CollegeFL$69,613+21%—Compare
Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeWI$69,512+20%$11,000Compare

The 25 highest of 79 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Criminal Justice and Corrections. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).