Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Mississippi
19 schools in Mississippi teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $35,810 at Strayer University-Mississippi.
What this work pays in Mississippi
Security Guards in Mississippi earn a median of $29,180 a year across 10,160 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 Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $46,140 | 8,070 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $38,720 | 4,040 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $46,530 | 3,310 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $59,860 | 2,060 |
| Compliance Officers | $67,450 | 1,720 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strayer University-Mississippi Jackson | Associate's degree | — | $35,810 (17 grads) | 0 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Associate's degree | $9,850 | $31,314 (21 grads) | 11 |
| Hinds Community College Raymond | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (17 grads) | 22 |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Associate's degree | — | $25,774 (17 grads) | 36 |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton | Associate's degree | — | $22,806 (28 grads) | 36 |
| Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead | Associate's degree | — | $13,702 (12 grads) | 18 |
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale | Associate's degree | — | $12,776 (16 grads) | 10 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Delta State University Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| East Central Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| East Central Community College Decatur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Itawamba Community College Fulton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Jones County Junior College Ellisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | 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.