Criminal Justice and Corrections at Cuyahoga Community College District

Cleveland, OH · Associate's Degree · about 35 graduates a year

$38,595
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$45,590
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$46,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#250 of 426
Rank by pay
#186 of 426
Rank, wage-adjusted
$6,846
Median federal debt

Cuyahoga Community College District graduates in criminal justice and corrections earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 15% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Cuyahoga Community College District 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
…
247Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC$45,679$49,020#179$36,213
248Clinton Community College Plattsburgh, NY$45,627$43,427#283$36,546
249Ocean County College Toms River, NJ$45,598$40,021#354$27,321
250Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH$45,590$48,651#186$38,595
251Vincennes University Vincennes, IN$45,536$48,852#184$34,748
252Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE$45,484$47,010#208$33,064
253Mohawk Valley Community College Utica, NY$45,481$43,288#286$36,754

Other Majors at Cuyahoga Community College District by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$126,290—#1 of 8
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,947$62,630#569 of 962
Computer Programming$69,769$33,937#14 of 54
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$67,587$52,018#214 of 560
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$62,512$46,249#60 of 176
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$60,449$49,218#153 of 237
Information Science/Studies$57,923$45,238#16 of 24
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$56,387—#7 of 14
Accounting and Related Services$51,858$44,532#73 of 225
Legal Support Services$50,360—#32 of 109
Health and Medical Administrative Services$49,619$41,914#37 of 286
Human Resources Management and Services$45,216—#32 of 35
Business Administration, Management and Operations$44,372$37,062#370 of 547
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$44,054—#16 of 58
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$44,042$38,335#285 of 476
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$43,482$28,760#440 of 947
Culinary Arts and Related Services$40,291—#40 of 96
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$40,057$32,820#84 of 124
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$39,291—#19 of 31
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$35,033$30,880#111 of 160
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$33,863—#6 of 6
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$31,872$16,294#22 of 26
Design and Applied Arts$30,936$22,517#78 of 90

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $38,595 one year after graduating and $45,590 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Cuyahoga Community College District rank for criminal justice and corrections?

Among 426 colleges reporting earnings for criminal justice and corrections graduates, Cuyahoga Community College District ranks #250 by median pay four years after graduation, and #186 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is criminal justice and corrections at Cuyahoga Community College District worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for criminal justice and corrections ($46,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $6,846.

← All data for Cuyahoga Community College District · 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.