Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Louisiana
19 schools in Louisiana teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,682 at Herzing University-New Orleans.
What this work pays in Louisiana
Security Guards in Louisiana earn a median of $32,240 a year across 17,210 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 Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $103,140 | 13,220 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $48,380 | 12,400 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $39,850 | 7,960 |
| Compliance Officers | $70,290 | 3,970 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $70,470 | 3,120 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzing University-New Orleans Metairie | Associate's degree | $13,374 | $42,682 (29 grads) | 1 |
| Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge | Associate's degree | $19,500 | $28,598 (13 grads) | 32 |
| Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City | Associate's degree | $20,375 | $26,353 (32 grads) | 48 |
| Delgado Community College New Orleans | Associate's degree | $24,719 | $24,421 (42 grads) | 38 |
| SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (12 grads) | 22 |
| Remington College-Shreveport Campus Shreveport | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $21,595 (279 grads) | 8 |
| Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever | Associate's degree | — | $21,052 (14 grads) | 15 |
| South Louisiana Community College Lafayette | Associate's degree | $11,050 | not published | 32 |
| Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport | Associate's degree | $17,250 | not published | 12 |
| Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 95 |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Louisiana State University at Alexandria Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Louisiana State University-Eunice Eunice | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 51 |
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.