Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Utah
13 schools in Utah teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $37,208 at Salt Lake Community College.
What this work pays in Utah
Managers, All Other in Utah earn a median of $134,890 a year across 9,190 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 Utah |
|---|---|---|
| Security Guards | $42,700 | 7,310 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $77,310 | 5,500 |
| Compliance Officers | $67,370 | 3,760 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $67,290 | 2,050 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $52,000 | 1,930 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City | Associate's degree | $8,238 | $37,208 (19 grads) | 111 |
| Bridgerland Technical College Logan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Eagle Gate College-Murray Murray | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Provo College Provo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Snow College Ephraim | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Tooele Technical College Tooele | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Utah State University Logan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Utah State University Logan | Associate's degree | — | not published | 34 |
| Utah Tech University Saint George | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Utah Valley University Orem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 413 |
| Utah Valley University Orem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 68 |
| Weber State University Ogden | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Weber State University Ogden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 36 |
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.