Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Illinois
81 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. 12 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $36,398 at Rasmussen University-Illinois.
What this work pays in Illinois
Security Guards in Illinois earn a median of $39,490 a year across 53,830 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 Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $140,240 | 31,680 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $100,520 | 29,180 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $63,220 | 19,860 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $79,190 | 12,190 |
| Compliance Officers | $80,550 | 10,650 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford | Associate's degree | $19,964 | $36,398 (155 grads) | 11 |
| Triton College River Grove | Associate's degree | — | $34,420 (20 grads) | 21 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (15 grads) | 20 |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (13 grads) | 3 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Associate's degree | — | $30,409 (21 grads) | 28 |
| Morton College Cicero | Associate's degree | — | $30,409 (26 grads) | 26 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Associate's degree | — | $29,322 (25 grads) | 5 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | $28,960 (38 grads) | 25 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | $28,598 (11 grads) | 17 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (15 grads) | 6 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,967 (16 grads) | 196 |
| Taylor Business Institute Chicago | Associate's degree | — | $24,808 (17 grads) | 4 |
| Generations College Chicago | Associate's degree | $20,000 | not published | 12 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 46 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 25 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Millikin University Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Rend Lake College Ina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Triton College River Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
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.