Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Minnesota
43 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 19 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $57,318 at Metropolitan State University.
What this work pays in Minnesota
Security Guards in Minnesota earn a median of $43,380 a year across 14,440 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 Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $83,360 | 9,160 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $67,450 | 6,540 |
| Compliance Officers | $85,920 | 6,140 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $66,040 | 5,350 |
| Managers, All Other | $152,600 | 4,160 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | — | $57,318 (15 grads) | 8 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | — | $51,773 (95 grads) | 84 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | $5,329 | $49,136 (159 grads) | 205 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Associate's degree | — | $45,696 (12 grads) | 19 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $44,649 (21 grads) | 18 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park | Associate's degree | $13,374 | $42,682 (29 grads) | 0 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | $22,625 | $42,682 (43 grads) | 36 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | $6,515 | $41,565 (28 grads) | 10 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Associate's degree | — | $39,909 (20 grads) | 29 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $39,729 (135 grads) | 64 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Associate's degree | $24,496 | $39,009 (31 grads) | 19 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $38,289 (18 grads) | 9 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Associate's degree | $17,879 | $37,748 (38 grads) | 75 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Associate's degree | — | $37,208 (25 grads) | 18 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud | Associate's degree | $19,964 | $36,398 (155 grads) | 67 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (28 grads) | 16 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $34,315 (25 grads) | 33 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Associate's degree | $17,000 | $32,925 (24 grads) | 25 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Associate's degree | — | $28,236 (11 grads) | 4 |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Crown College Saint Bonifacius | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
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.