Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in West Virginia
22 schools in West Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $43,798 at American Public University System.
What this work pays in West Virginia
Security Guards in West Virginia earn a median of $28,800 a year across 5,200 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 West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $124,940 | 3,640 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $52,890 | 2,980 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $56,960 | 2,900 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $52,220 | 2,380 |
| Compliance Officers | $64,270 | 1,720 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Public University System Charles Town | Associate's degree | $24,003 | $43,798 (28 grads) | 121 |
| Strayer University-West Virginia Scott Depot | Associate's degree | — | $35,810 (17 grads) | 0 |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (11 grads) | 11 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg | Associate's degree | — | $27,669 (14 grads) | 16 |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg | Associate's degree | — | $19,227 (12 grads) | 24 |
| American Public University System Charles Town | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Davis & Elkins College Elkins | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Fairmont State University Fairmont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Glenville State University Glenville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| Salem University Salem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| West Virginia University Morgantown | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
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.