Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Pennsylvania
66 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. 23 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $61,814 at Montgomery County Community College.
What this work pays in Pennsylvania
Security Guards in Pennsylvania earn a median of $37,050 a year across 43,610 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $85,470 | 26,510 |
| Managers, All Other | $131,600 | 20,170 |
| Compliance Officers | $85,580 | 19,810 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $50,820 | 16,200 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $63,460 | 15,560 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | Undergraduate certificate | — | $61,814 (21 grads) | 0 |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Undergraduate certificate | $5,100 | $46,087 (50 grads) | 88 |
| Lackawanna College Scranton | Undergraduate certificate | $4,865 | $43,426 (21 grads) | 74 |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Associate's degree | $10,169 | $38,289 (27 grads) | 47 |
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | Associate's degree | $12,608 | $38,289 (30 grads) | 35 |
| Strayer University-Pennsylvania Philadelphia | Associate's degree | — | $35,810 (17 grads) | 0 |
| Reading Area Community College Reading | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (13 grads) | 21 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | $14,000 | $32,569 (88 grads) | 75 |
| YTI Career Institute-York York | Associate's degree | $16,904 | $32,124 (59 grads) | 10 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $31,783 (93 grads) | 70 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | $13,085 | $30,771 (38 grads) | 45 |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | Associate's degree | $8,068 | $30,119 (17 grads) | 31 |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Associate's degree | $11,600 | $29,685 (14 grads) | 25 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $29,685 (40 grads) | 36 |
| YTI Career Institute-Altoona Altoona | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (19 grads) | — |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | $9,664 | $28,816 (18 grads) | 10 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Associate's degree | $15,250 | $28,719 (45 grads) | 66 |
| South Hills School of Business & Technology State College | Associate's degree | — | $28,236 (23 grads) | 10 |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute Wyomissing | Associate's degree | $26,692 | $25,194 (230 grads) | 14 |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown Allentown | Associate's degree | $26,692 | $25,194 (230 grads) | 10 |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg Lewisburg | Associate's degree | $26,692 | $25,194 (230 grads) | 2 |
| Lackawanna College Scranton | Associate's degree | $18,500 | $24,808 (43 grads) | 41 |
| Valley Forge Military College Wayne | Associate's degree | $11,750 | $18,309 (11 grads) | 19 |
| Community College of Beaver County Monaca | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Harcum College Bryn Mawr | Associate's degree | $19,000 | not published | 12 |
| Mercyhurst University Erie | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 11 |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | Undergraduate certificate | $22,250 | not published | 13 |
| Berks Career & Technology Center Leesport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Butler County Community College Butler | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Butler County Community College Butler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Central Penn College Summerdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Community College of Beaver County Monaca | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Gannon University Erie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center Johnstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| Keystone College La Plume | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| La Roche University Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lancaster Bible College Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Manor College Jenkintown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Manor College Jenkintown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Mercyhurst University Erie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Mount Aloysius College Cresson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Mount Aloysius College Cresson | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Peirce College Philadelphia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Media | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Pennsylvania Western University California | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| Rosemont College Rosemont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center Springville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of Scranton Scranton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Widener University Chester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| York College of Pennsylvania York | 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.