Criminal Justice and Corrections.
CIP Code: 43.01 • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 43.0102 - 43.0199.
Managers, All Other
SOC Code: 11-9199
$141,900
median salary
Hourly Wage
$68.22/hr
Total Jobs
622,190
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
SOC Code: 33-1012
$106,040
median salary
Hourly Wage
$50.98/hr
Total Jobs
154,610
Financial Examiners
SOC Code: 13-2061
$94,160
median salary
Hourly Wage
$45.27/hr
Total Jobs
67,830
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
SOC Code: 33-3021
$93,790
median salary
Hourly Wage
$45.09/hr
Total Jobs
114,430
Emergency Management Directors
SOC Code: 11-9161
$93,330
median salary
Hourly Wage
$44.87/hr
Total Jobs
13,500
Transit and Railroad Police
SOC Code: 33-3052
$90,230
median salary
Hourly Wage
$43.38/hr
Total Jobs
4,390
Compliance Officers
SOC Code: 13-1041
$80,730
median salary
Hourly Wage
$38.81/hr
Total Jobs
417,070
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
SOC Code: 33-1011
$77,970
median salary
Hourly Wage
$37.49/hr
Total Jobs
53,380
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC Code: 25-1111
$76,590
median salary
Hourly Wage
N/A
Total Jobs
13,150
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
SOC Code: 33-1099
$76,400
median salary
Hourly Wage
$36.73/hr
Total Jobs
20,690
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
SOC Code: 33-3051
$76,210
median salary
Hourly Wage
$36.64/hr
Total Jobs
670,520
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
SOC Code: 19-4099
$62,280
median salary
Hourly Wage
$29.94/hr
Total Jobs
73,910
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
SOC Code: 21-1021
$59,550
median salary
Hourly Wage
$28.63/hr
Total Jobs
392,550
Correctional Officers and Jailers
SOC Code: 33-3012
$58,940
median salary
Hourly Wage
$28.34/hr
Total Jobs
380,500
Bailiffs
SOC Code: 33-3011
$56,600
median salary
Hourly Wage
$27.21/hr
Total Jobs
17,310
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
SOC Code: 33-1091
$55,940
median salary
Hourly Wage
$26.90/hr
Total Jobs
81,480
Private Detectives and Investigators
SOC Code: 33-9021
$51,220
median salary
Hourly Wage
$24.62/hr
Total Jobs
35,580
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators
SOC Code: 33-9031
$43,370
median salary
Hourly Wage
$20.85/hr
Total Jobs
9,520
Security Guards
SOC Code: 33-9032
$38,020
median salary
Hourly Wage
$18.28/hr
Total Jobs
1,283,470
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)
- Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX
- Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate OnlineAddison, TX
- Abraham Lincoln UniversityGlendale, CA
- Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NY$54,469median
- Adrian CollegeAdrian, MI$54,077median
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Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
Graduates/Year
31
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online
Addison, TX
Graduates/Year
3
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Abraham Lincoln University
Glendale, CA
Graduates/Year
1
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY
Graduates/Year
19
Median Earnings
$54,469
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Adrian College
Adrian, MI
Graduates/Year
23
Median Earnings
$54,077
1-Year Earnings
$42,778
Alabama A & M University
Normal, AL
Graduates/Year
38
Median Earnings
$48,912
1-Year Earnings
$34,497
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL
Graduates/Year
45
Median Earnings
$45,173
1-Year Earnings
$39,400
Albany State University
Albany, GA
Graduates/Year
73
Median Earnings
$49,310
1-Year Earnings
$35,596
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT
Graduates/Year
26
Median Earnings
$53,615
1-Year Earnings
$45,829
Albizu University-Miami
Miami, FL
Graduates/Year
1
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS
Graduates/Year
23
Median Earnings
$41,908
1-Year Earnings
$45,263
Alexandria Technical & Community College
Alexandria, MN
Graduates/Year
N/A
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Alfred University
Alfred, NY
Graduates/Year
11
Median Earnings
$57,570
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes, KY
Graduates/Year
23
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Allen University
Columbia, SC
Graduates/Year
11
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Alvernia University
Reading, PA
Graduates/Year
33
Median Earnings
$58,810
1-Year Earnings
$39,940
American InterContinental University-Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Graduates/Year
32
Median Earnings
$45,672
1-Year Earnings
$35,862
American InterContinental University-Houston
Houston, TX
Graduates/Year
8
Median Earnings
$45,672
1-Year Earnings
$41,497
American InterContinental University System
Chandler, AZ
Graduates/Year
254
Median Earnings
$45,672
1-Year Earnings
$41,497
American International College
Springfield, MA
Graduates/Year
20
Median Earnings
$50,021
1-Year Earnings
$44,161
American Public University System
Charles Town, WV
Graduates/Year
571
Median Earnings
$69,546
1-Year Earnings
$57,409
American University
Washington, DC
Graduates/Year
120
Median Earnings
$66,970
1-Year Earnings
$50,419
Amridge University
Montgomery, AL
Graduates/Year
7
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Ana G. Mendez University
Orlando, FL
Graduates/Year
8
Median Earnings
N/A
1-Year Earnings
N/A
Anderson University
Anderson, SC
Graduates/Year
22
Median Earnings
$49,825
1-Year Earnings
$45,439