Criminal Justice and Corrections at Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, IA · Associate's Degree · about 26 graduates a year

$49,572
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,551
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$46,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#16 of 426
Rank by pay
#8 of 426
Rank, wage-adjusted
$11,000
Median federal debt

Hawkeye Community College graduates in criminal justice and corrections earn 34% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 18% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Hawkeye Community College Compares for Criminal Justice and Corrections

All 426 colleges reporting criminal justice and corrections earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Prince George's Community College Largo, MD$72,849$63,933#14—
2Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL$68,288$67,092#5—
3Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN$67,066$64,062#13$46,511
4Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK$66,287$74,425#2—
5Excelsior University Albany, NY$66,211$63,019#20—
6Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL$66,000$74,916#1$58,241
7North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN$65,910$62,958#21$53,797
8Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN$64,953$62,044#26$47,216
9Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN$64,621$61,727#28$52,724
10Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI$64,550$68,060#4$48,049
…
13Ridgewater College Willmar, MN$63,210$60,379#36$49,040
14Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet, MN$63,056$60,232#38$51,144
15Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA$63,015$57,381#60—
16Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, IA$62,551$65,796#8$49,572
17Century College White Bear Lake, MN$62,166$59,382#43$54,174
18Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI$62,093$64,611#9$41,591
19Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI$61,297$63,782#15$51,806

Other Majors at Hawkeye Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$73,904—#32 of 60
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$68,420$58,835#908 of 962
Agricultural Business and Management$64,688$47,472#1 of 21
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$62,860$55,987#326 of 560
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$62,817$47,762#57 of 176
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$62,661—#136 of 237
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$59,000—#2 of 11
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$56,975$40,873#39 of 87
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$51,998—#46 of 57
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$48,742$39,614#182 of 476
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$46,225$30,321#268 of 947
Carpenters—$44,602—
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$42,420——
Graphic Communications$41,726$29,682#6 of 22
Human Resources Management and Services$40,401—#34 of 35
Design and Applied Arts$38,795—#37 of 90
Health and Medical Administrative Services$37,826$31,441#184 of 286
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$34,419—#10 of 11
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$26,253—#82 of 93

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Hawkeye Community College criminal justice and corrections graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $49,572 one year after graduating and $62,551 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Hawkeye Community College rank for criminal justice and corrections?

Among 426 colleges reporting earnings for criminal justice and corrections graduates, Hawkeye Community College ranks #16 by median pay four years after graduation, and #8 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is criminal justice and corrections at Hawkeye Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 34% more than the national median for criminal justice and corrections ($46,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $11,000.

← All data for Hawkeye Community College · 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.