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What does this major pay at different colleges?
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Criminal Justice, master's programs nationwide
Nationally, master's graduates in Criminal Justice earn a median $66,714 four years after graduating. Among 46 programs with federal earnings data, University of San Diego (CA) graduates had the highest median, $148,025 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).
- Programs with data
- 46
- Highest median
- $148,025
- National median
- $66,714
| College | State | Median earnings, 4 yrs after | vs national median | Debt borrowed at this college (median) | Add to the side-by-side comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of San Diego | CA | $148,025 | +122% | $31,918 | Compare |
| Curry College | MA | $136,583 | +105% | — | |
| Salve Regina University | RI | $116,495 | +75% | $18,729 | Compare |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | MA | $109,714 | +64% | $20,500 | |
| Columbus State University | GA | $94,267 | +41% | — | |
| Bellevue University | NE | $92,230 | +38% | $41,000 | |
| American Public University System | WV | $89,135 | +34% | $37,330 | |
| Lewis UniversityFigure covers 2 campuses | IL | $84,837 | +27% | $41,000 | |
| Michigan State University | MI | $84,105 | +26% | $27,518 | |
| Colorado State University Global | CO | $80,306 | +20% | $47,837 | |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | NY | $79,246 | +19% | $25,801 | |
| Boston University | MA | $79,216 | +19% | $39,700 | Compare |
| Western Illinois University | IL | $78,861 | +18% | $36,796 | |
| University of New Haven | CT | $78,739 | +18% | $35,415 | |
| St. John's University-New York | NY | $78,510 | +18% | $29,573 | |
| Arizona State University Campus ImmersionFigure covers 2 campuses | AZ | $78,014 | +17% | $36,115 | |
| Rutgers University-New BrunswickFigure covers 3 campuses | NJ | $75,983 | +14% | $30,750 | |
| Liberty University | VA | $75,034 | +12% | $30,969 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville | WI | $74,581 | +12% | $31,763 | |
| Florida State University | FL | $72,705 | +9% | $41,000 | |
| University of Houston-Downtown | TX | $72,529 | +9% | $40,760 | |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | TX | $71,022 | +6% | $36,251 | |
| Faulkner University | AL | $69,371 | +4% | $20,497 | |
| Monroe College | NY | $68,809 | +3% | $33,013 | |
| Southern New Hampshire University | NH | $67,346 | about the same | $41,708 |
The 25 highest of 46 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.
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What these numbers are
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).