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$49,300 Median Salary

Types of Degrees Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other corrections and criminal justice graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 1,748
Associate Degree 1,127
Basic Certificate 224
Undergraduate Certificate 103

What Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Majors Need to Know

In an O*NET survey, other corrections and criminal justice majors were asked to rate what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important in their occupations. These answers were weighted on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most important.

Knowledge Areas for Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

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  • Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Skills for Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Majors

When studying other corrections and criminal justice, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

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  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Abilities for Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Majors

As a other corrections and criminal justice major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

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  • Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
  • Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
  • Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Who Is Getting an Associate’s Degree in Other Corrections & Criminal Justice?

1,127 Associate's Degrees Annually
62% Percent Women
43% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This major is dominated by women with about 62% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of other corrections and criminal justice majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 9
Black or African American 267
Hispanic or Latino 166
White 477
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 198

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Other Corrections & Criminal Justice, too. About 0.9% of those with this major are international students.

How Much Do Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

Average salaries range from $49,300 to $72,390 (25th to 75th percentile) for careers related to other corrections and criminal justice. This range includes all degree levels, so you may expect those with a more advanced degree to make more while those with less advanced degrees will typically make less.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

Median Salary for an Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Major  ( 49300 to 72390 )
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Median Salary for a High School Graduate  ( 30000 to 57900 )
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Median Salary for a Bachelor's Degree Holder  ( 45600 to 99000 )
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Median Salary for an Advanced Degree Holder  ( 55600 to 125400 )
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Some degrees associated with other corrections and criminal justice may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

Find out what the typical degree level is for other corrections and criminal justice careers below.

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Education Level Percentage of Workers
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) 54.9%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) 10.2%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree) 4.5%
Bachelor’s Degree 1.7%
Master’s Degree 15.6%
Post-Master’s Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master’s degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level. 3.5%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. 0.7%
Doctoral Degree 10.3%

Online Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Programs

In 2020-2021, 131 schools offered a other corrections and criminal justice program of some type. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 17 2
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 38 8
Bachelor’s Degree 3 1
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 19 8
Post-Master’s 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

Is a Degree in Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Worth It?

The median salary for a other corrections and criminal justice grad is $49,300 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

This is 24% more than the average salary for an individual holding a high school degree. This adds up to a gain of about $188,000 after 20 years!

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You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to other corrections and criminal justice.

Major Number of Grads
Criminal Justice Studies 43,192
Criminal Justice 29,797
Criminal Justice & Police Science 22,593
Corrections 4,036
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 1,100
Securities Services Administration/Management 662
Security & Loss Prevention Services 413
Corrections Administration 134
Law Enforcement Investigation & Interviewing 100
Juvenile Corrections 89
Protective Services Operations 20
Law Enforcement Record-Keeping & Evidence Management 0
Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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