Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in New Hampshire
11 schools in New Hampshire teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $38,289 at Southern New Hampshire University.
What this work pays in New Hampshire
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in New Hampshire earn a median of $71,640 a year across 2,460 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 New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| Security Guards | $45,200 | 2,450 |
| Compliance Officers | $82,800 | 1,730 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $71,010 | 1,700 |
| Managers, All Other | $145,630 | 1,330 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $100,060 | 940 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester | Associate's degree | $16,715 | $38,289 (18 grads) | 418 |
| NHTI-Concord's Community College Concord | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $30,771 (39 grads) | 33 |
| Nashua Community College Nashua | Associate's degree | $11,000 | not published | 6 |
| Franklin Pierce University Rindge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Great Bay Community College Portsmouth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Nashua Community College Nashua | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| New England College Henniker | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| River Valley Community College Claremont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 106 |
| White Mountains Community College Berlin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| White Mountains Community College Berlin | 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.