Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Massachusetts
35 schools in Massachusetts teach this, at certificate or associate level. 13 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,682 at Roxbury Community College.
What this work pays in Massachusetts
Security Guards in Massachusetts earn a median of $44,670 a year across 23,930 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 Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $78,940 | 17,040 |
| Compliance Officers | $102,060 | 13,190 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $75,570 | 10,900 |
| Managers, All Other | $182,950 | 10,630 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $86,310 | 6,360 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing | Associate's degree | — | $42,682 (19 grads) | 16 |
| Holyoke Community College Holyoke | Associate's degree | $5,590 | $42,309 (41 grads) | 38 |
| Bunker Hill Community College Boston | Associate's degree | — | $41,565 (12 grads) | 54 |
| Quincy College Quincy | Associate's degree | — | $39,369 (13 grads) | 37 |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $39,369 (14 grads) | 50 |
| North Shore Community College Danvers | Associate's degree | $7,449 | $33,993 (47 grads) | 46 |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (19 grads) | 16 |
| Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner | Associate's degree | $11,961 | $30,409 (20 grads) | 9 |
| Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | $5,038 | $29,202 (85 grads) | 45 |
| Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | Associate's degree | $15,298 | $29,141 (35 grads) | 46 |
| Massasoit Community College Brockton | Associate's degree | $9,725 | $28,055 (32 grads) | 47 |
| Bunker Hill Community College Boston | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,933 (22 grads) | 0 |
| Bristol Community College Fall River | Associate's degree | $7,650 | $26,850 (53 grads) | 42 |
| Middlesex Community College Bedford | Associate's degree | $8,694 | not published | 31 |
| Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | Associate's degree | $9,250 | not published | 23 |
| Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | Undergraduate certificate | $17,285 | not published | 35 |
| Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Boston University Boston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Bridgewater State University Bridgewater | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Bristol Community College Fall River | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 46 |
| Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Dean College Franklin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Endicott College Beverly | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Fisher College Boston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Greenfield Community College Greenfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Greenfield Community College Greenfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Massasoit Community College Brockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Middlesex Community College Bedford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Quincy College Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 53 |
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.