Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in North Dakota
6 schools in North Dakota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $50,606 at Lake Region State College.
What this work pays in North Dakota
Managers, All Other in North Dakota earn a median of $126,440 a year across 2,040 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 North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $74,500 | 1,630 |
| Security Guards | $39,310 | 1,310 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $52,460 | 1,290 |
| Compliance Officers | $79,440 | 990 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $64,560 | 870 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Region State College Devils Lake | Undergraduate certificate | $4,750 | $50,606 (67 grads) | 32 |
| Lake Region State College Devils Lake | Associate's degree | — | $43,798 (16 grads) | 5 |
| Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo | Associate's degree | $19,964 | $36,398 (155 grads) | 5 |
| Bismarck State College Bismarck | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Sitting Bull College Fort Yates | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| United Tribes Technical College Bismarck | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
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.