Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Missouri
40 schools in Missouri teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $44,021 at Jefferson College.
What this work pays in Missouri
Security Guards in Missouri earn a median of $40,390 a year across 18,630 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 Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $59,460 | 13,570 |
| Managers, All Other | $125,760 | 11,420 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $48,520 | 9,620 |
| Compliance Officers | $67,270 | 7,000 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $42,620 | 6,670 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | $44,021 (33 grads) | 26 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $43,426 (19 grads) | 27 |
| Missouri Southern State University Joplin | Associate's degree | $19,990 | $37,363 (14 grads) | 64 |
| Mineral Area College Park Hills | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (17 grads) | 23 |
| Columbia College Columbia | Associate's degree | $26,418 | $33,993 (18 grads) | 30 |
| Moberly Area Community College Moberly | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,687 (22 grads) | — |
| Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton | Associate's degree | — | $33,138 (32 grads) | 14 |
| Bryan University Springfield | Associate's degree | — | $28,381 (31 grads) | — |
| Drury University Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | not published | — |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | not published | 55 |
| Mineral Area College Park Hills | Undergraduate certificate | $8,407 | not published | 12 |
| Missouri Southern State University Joplin | Undergraduate certificate | $17,860 | not published | 136 |
| Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Bryan University Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Columbia College Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Crowder College Neosho | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Crowder College Neosho | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Drury University Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Jefferson College Hillsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Lincoln University Jefferson City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lincoln University Jefferson City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| North Central Missouri College Trenton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Central Missouri College Trenton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Park University Parkville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Park University Parkville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| St Charles Community College Cottleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| St Charles Community College Cottleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| State Fair Community College Sedalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| University of Central Missouri Warrensburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| William Woods University Fulton | Associate's degree | — | 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.