Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Maryland
27 schools in Maryland teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $57,318 at Community College of Baltimore County.
What this work pays in Maryland
Security Guards in Maryland earn a median of $38,220 a year across 27,670 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 Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $159,040 | 17,530 |
| Compliance Officers | $84,720 | 10,100 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $77,970 | 9,720 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $120,700 | 6,700 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $64,250 | 6,060 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | $57,318 (27 grads) | 320 |
| Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | $52,941 (16 grads) | 121 |
| Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore | Associate's degree | $10,975 | $49,458 (113 grads) | 36 |
| Prince George's Community College Largo | Associate's degree | — | $37,568 (18 grads) | 21 |
| Strayer University-Maryland Baltimore | Associate's degree | — | $35,810 (17 grads) | 0 |
| Anne Arundel Community College Arnold | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (21 grads) | 25 |
| Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury | Associate's degree | — | $28,212 (14 grads) | 15 |
| Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (11 grads) | 9 |
| Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Anne Arundel Community College Arnold | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Baltimore City Community College Baltimore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Carroll Community College Westminster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Carroll Community College Westminster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Cecil College North East | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cecil College North East | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Chesapeake College Wye Mills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Chesapeake College Wye Mills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| College of Southern Maryland La Plata | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| College of Southern Maryland La Plata | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Coppin State University Baltimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Frederick Community College Frederick | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Frederick Community College Frederick | Associate's degree | — | not published | 37 |
| Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Howard Community College Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Montgomery College Rockville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Montgomery College Rockville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| University of Baltimore Baltimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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.