Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Montana
6 schools in Montana teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Montana
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Montana earn a median of $70,050 a year across 2,160 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 Montana |
|---|---|---|
| Security Guards | $38,480 | 1,610 |
| Managers, All Other | $110,470 | 1,600 |
| Compliance Officers | $66,660 | 1,480 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $49,180 | 1,430 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $56,780 | 1,250 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackfeet Community College Browning | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Blackfeet Community College Browning | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Dawson Community College Glendive | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Flathead Valley Community College Kalispell | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Montana State University Billings Billings | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| University of Providence Great Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
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.