Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Virginia
54 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 15 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $40,647 at Liberty University.
What this work pays in Virginia
Security Guards in Virginia earn a median of $43,640 a year across 34,870 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 Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $166,230 | 21,560 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $65,870 | 19,970 |
| Compliance Officers | $80,380 | 15,190 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $50,140 | 11,270 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $61,330 | 9,410 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University Lynchburg | Associate's degree | $27,193 | $40,647 (24 grads) | 60 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Associate's degree | — | $37,568 (28 grads) | 189 |
| Strayer University-Virginia Arlington | Associate's degree | — | $35,810 (17 grads) | 0 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (17 grads) | 12 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (11 grads) | 12 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Associate's degree | — | $33,281 (12 grads) | 12 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff | Associate's degree | — | $28,792 (12 grads) | 9 |
| Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge | Associate's degree | — | $28,598 (11 grads) | 0 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Associate's degree | — | $28,055 (17 grads) | 22 |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta | Associate's degree | — | $27,823 (19 grads) | 8 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Associate's degree | $13,050 | $26,739 (61 grads) | 78 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Associate's degree | — | $25,967 (11 grads) | 18 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | $20,827 | $24,820 (222 grads) | 13 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Associate's degree | — | $21,508 (16 grads) | 8 |
| Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap | Associate's degree | — | $20,140 (12 grads) | 14 |
| Brightpoint Community College Chester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach | Undergraduate certificate | $12,350 | not published | 1 |
| Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $12,304 | not published | 80 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Brightpoint Community College Chester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Danville Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Danville Community College Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Eastern Shore Community College Melfa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Liberty University Lynchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| New River Community College Dublin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| New River Community College Dublin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Paul D Camp Community College Franklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Paul D Camp Community College Franklin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Rappahannock Community College Glenns | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Rappahannock Community College Glenns | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Regent University Virginia Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Regent University Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| University of Management and Technology Arlington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Management and Technology Arlington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 423 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
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.