Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Kansas
33 schools in Kansas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $47,046 at Johnson County Community College.
What this work pays in Kansas
Security Guards in Kansas earn a median of $37,080 a year across 7,150 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 Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $59,230 | 6,130 |
| Compliance Officers | $69,740 | 3,560 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $56,120 | 3,380 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $54,300 | 3,190 |
| Managers, All Other | $131,710 | 2,690 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | $47,046 (28 grads) | 36 |
| Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka | Associate's degree | $19,964 | $36,398 (155 grads) | 4 |
| Allen County Community College Iola | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Allen County Community College Iola | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Barton County Community College Great Bend | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Barton County Community College Great Bend | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Butler Community College El Dorado | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Central Christian College of Kansas McPherson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Colby Community College Colby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Colby Community College Colby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cowley County Community College Arkansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cowley County Community College Arkansas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Dodge City Community College Dodge City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Dodge City Community College Dodge City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Garden City Community College Garden City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Garden City Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Highland Community College Highland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Independence Community College Independence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University Salina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Salina Area Technical College Salina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Salina Area Technical College Salina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Seward County Community College Liberal | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwestern College Winfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Washburn University Topeka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita | Associate's degree | — | 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.