Criminal Justice and Corrections at Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL · Bachelor's Degree · about 45 graduates a year

$40,489
Median pay 1 year after graduating
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Median pay 4 years after graduating
$55,378
National median for this major (4 yrs)
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Rank by pay
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Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Other Majors at Eastern Illinois University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$81,362$58,817#27 of 51
Computer and Information Sciences$72,220$42,284#369 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,704$51,370#327 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$66,840$48,070#552 of 796
Marketing$62,994$46,844#339 of 516
Political Science and Government$61,519$28,721#293 of 565
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$60,985$42,500#120 of 126
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$60,473—#89 of 215
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$59,401$38,369#113 of 178
Communication and Media Studies$57,887$37,778#221 of 660
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$54,791$50,862#106 of 207
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$54,548$38,821#93 of 345
Journalism$54,038—#100 of 187
Biology$53,725$31,278#571 of 841
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$52,078$40,273#249 of 476
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,502$34,511#392 of 610
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$49,556—#239 of 253
Psychology$49,478$35,740#560 of 1027
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$49,424$35,425#30 of 55
Music$49,236$37,163#66 of 268
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$49,209$33,113#16 of 49
Sociology$48,925$39,547#316 of 462
Special Education and Teaching$47,566$43,955#133 of 177
English Language and Literature$47,222$31,933#340 of 576
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$43,190$41,582#569 of 680
History$40,597$32,149#436 of 459
Fine and Studio Arts$39,923$26,213#258 of 423

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Eastern Illinois University criminal justice and corrections graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,489 one year after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

← All data for Eastern Illinois University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.