Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Georgia
67 schools in Georgia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 30 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $51,551 at Columbus State University.
What this work pays in Georgia
Security Guards in Georgia earn a median of $34,980 a year across 36,210 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 Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $125,000 | 34,680 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $58,120 | 22,170 |
| Compliance Officers | $70,200 | 14,390 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $47,520 | 10,640 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $80,120 | 7,910 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus State University Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | — | $51,551 (38 grads) | 107 |
| Augusta Technical College Augusta | Undergraduate certificate | — | $39,369 (31 grads) | 41 |
| Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | $38,289 (20 grads) | 48 |
| Lanier Technical College Gainesville | Associate's degree | — | $37,208 (15 grads) | 13 |
| Savannah Technical College Savannah | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,208 (30 grads) | 69 |
| Strayer University-Georgia Chamblee | Associate's degree | — | $35,810 (17 grads) | 0 |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston | Associate's degree | — | $34,704 (16 grads) | 12 |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,565 (24 grads) | 88 |
| South Georgia Technical College Americus | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,459 (21 grads) | 137 |
| Southeastern Technical College Vidalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,127 (11 grads) | 20 |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome | Associate's degree | — | $30,988 (26 grads) | 22 |
| Atlanta Technical College Atlanta | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (13 grads) | 7 |
| Columbus Technical College Columbus | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (13 grads) | 8 |
| North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (19 grads) | 18 |
| Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville | Associate's degree | — | $29,141 (15 grads) | 18 |
| South University-Savannah Savannah | Associate's degree | — | $28,960 (46 grads) | — |
| Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins | Associate's degree | — | $28,212 (18 grads) | 32 |
| Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin | Associate's degree | — | $27,947 (19 grads) | 18 |
| American InterContinental University-Atlanta Atlanta | Associate's degree | $22,625 | $25,542 (168 grads) | 33 |
| Miller-Motte College-Augusta Augusta | Associate's degree | $26,692 | $25,194 (230 grads) | 1 |
| Miller-Motte College-Columbus Columbus | Associate's degree | $26,692 | $25,194 (230 grads) | 16 |
| South Georgia Technical College Americus | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (13 grads) | 41 |
| West Georgia Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (16 grads) | 9 |
| Ogeechee Technical College Statesboro | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (14 grads) | 18 |
| Georgia Military College Milledgeville | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $23,649 (39 grads) | 82 |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta | Associate's degree | — | $22,806 (16 grads) | 12 |
| Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta | Associate's degree | — | $22,667 (19 grads) | 37 |
| North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,508 (11 grads) | 22 |
| Albany Technical College Albany | Undergraduate certificate | $12,538 | $20,140 (32 grads) | 61 |
| Savannah Technical College Savannah | Associate's degree | — | $14,164 (12 grads) | 16 |
| Albany Technical College Albany | Associate's degree | $15,032 | not published | 36 |
| Gordon State College Barnesville | Associate's degree | $11,676 | not published | 15 |
| Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Thomas University Thomasville | Associate's degree | $19,500 | not published | 23 |
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Andrew College Cuthbert | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Athens Technical College Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Athens Technical College Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Atlanta Metropolitan State College Atlanta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Atlanta Technical College Atlanta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Augusta Technical College Augusta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Augusta University Augusta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Brewton-Parker Christian University Mount Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 156 |
| Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 61 |
| Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Coastal Pines Technical College Waycross | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| College of Coastal Georgia Brunswick | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Columbus State University Columbus | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Columbus Technical College Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 38 |
| Dalton State College Dalton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| East Georgia State College Swainsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 54 |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Lanier Technical College Gainesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| Middle Georgia State University Macon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Point University West Point | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Reinhardt University Waleska | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Southeastern Technical College Vidalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 54 |
| Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 49 |
| Toccoa Falls College Toccoa Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| West Georgia Technical College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Valdosta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
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.