Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Alabama
24 schools in Alabama teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $43,922 at Columbia Southern University.
What this work pays in Alabama
Security Guards in Alabama earn a median of $33,720 a year across 15,210 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $51,270 | 11,710 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $46,660 | 4,970 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $46,660 | 4,220 |
| Compliance Officers | $72,990 | 3,770 |
| Managers, All Other | $135,890 | 1,970 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Southern University Orange Beach | Associate's degree | $12,140 | $43,922 (71 grads) | 130 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham | Associate's degree | $13,374 | $42,682 (29 grads) | 0 |
| Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | $35,810 (17 grads) | 0 |
| Remington College-Mobile Campus Mobile | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $21,595 (279 grads) | 5 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Dothan | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Amridge University Montgomery | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Athens State University Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Faulkner University Montgomery | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Jefferson State Community College Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Jefferson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Northwest Shoals Community College Muscle Shoals | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Southern Union State Community College Wadley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Troy University Troy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Criminal Justice and Corrections — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.