Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Arkansas
55 schools in Arkansas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $35,810 at Strayer University-Arkansas.
What this work pays in Arkansas
Security Guards in Arkansas earn a median of $35,770 a year across 6,390 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 Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $47,670 | 5,710 |
| Managers, All Other | $87,520 | 5,690 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $40,330 | 4,460 |
| Compliance Officers | $64,680 | 3,120 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $62,290 | 2,100 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock | Associate's degree | — | $35,810 (17 grads) | 0 |
| National Park College Hot Springs | Associate's degree | — | $31,305 (11 grads) | 8 |
| Arkansas Tech University Russellville | Associate's degree | $24,710 | not published | 29 |
| Southern Arkansas University Tech Camden | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 149 |
| University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock | Associate's degree | $21,280 | not published | 45 |
| Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Arkansas State University-Newport Newport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Arkansas State University-Newport Newport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Arkansas Tech University Russellville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Black River Technical College Pocahontas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 126 |
| Black River Technical College Pocahontas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Henderson State University Arkadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| National Park College Hot Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| North Arkansas College Harrison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Ozarka College Melbourne | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Ozarka College Melbourne | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Shorter College N Little Rock | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| South Arkansas College El Dorado | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| South Arkansas College El Dorado | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Hope | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Hope | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College Forrest City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College Forrest City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
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.