Criminal Justice and Corrections at Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY · Associate's Degree · about 139 graduates a year

$29,837
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$54,243
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$46,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#84 of 426
Rank by pay
#118 of 426
Rank, wage-adjusted
$10,250
Median federal debt

Nassau Community College graduates in criminal justice and corrections earn 16% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Nassau 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
…
81Minnesota North College Hibbing, MN$54,578$52,134#115$54,328
82Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI$54,494$57,458#59$48,203
83Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA$54,395$49,496#173—
84Nassau Community College Garden City, NY$54,243$51,628#118$29,837
85College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA$54,179$49,299#176—
86Jackson College Jackson, MI$54,164$57,110#71$39,162
87Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham, AL$54,084$61,390#31—

Other Majors at Nassau Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,858$81,214#32 of 962
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$99,804$81,810#10 of 560
Computer Science$72,735—#8 of 23
Engineering Science$72,621—#5 of 7
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$68,998$40,754#7 of 476
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$65,428—#39 of 59
Legal Support Services$64,127$32,464#2 of 109
Accounting and Related Services$62,156$35,513#8 of 225
Computer and Information Sciences$57,178$39,199#48 of 122
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$56,729—#11 of 11
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science$51,433$44,695#17 of 24
Business Administration, Management and Operations$51,076$29,658#215 of 547
Health and Medical Administrative Services$48,643$44,655#43 of 286
Human Services$48,442$27,581#6 of 65
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$47,446——
Communication and Media Studies$47,054$29,016#20 of 53
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$46,296$27,510#262 of 947
Marketing$45,971$19,002#15 of 30
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$39,105—#68 of 160
Design and Applied Arts$37,466$18,107#49 of 90
Fine and Studio Arts$28,086—#23 of 28

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $29,837 one year after graduating and $54,243 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 426 colleges reporting earnings for criminal justice and corrections graduates, Nassau Community College ranks #84 by median pay four years after graduation, and #118 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for criminal justice and corrections ($46,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $10,250.

← All data for Nassau 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.