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Data & Insights—Which colleges pay off?

For criminal justice, Union Institute & University pays most

Union Institute & University criminal justice and corrections graduates earn $128k four years out, 2.3× the field's US median of $57k

$50k$100kMedian debtat graduation, US$Union Institute & University: $128kUnion Institute & University$128k$19kCalumet College of Saint Joseph: $106kCalumet College of SaintJoseph$106k$20kNational University: $81kNational University$81k$25kGeorge Washington University: $80kGeorge Washington University$80k$20kQuinnipiac University: $79kQuinnipiac University$79k$27kNortheastern University: $77kNortheastern University$77k$21kAnna Maria College: $76kAnna Maria College$76k$26kExcelsior University: $76kExcelsior University$76k$15k
Source · College Scorecard, US Department of Education
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College Scorecard, US Department of Education (retrieved 2026-09-22). Sample: 547 graduates followed across these 8 colleges, of 41,392 graduates of the field the Scorecard follows.

Union Institute & University: $128k

Calumet College of Saint Joseph: $106k

National University: $81k

Excelsior University, last of 8: $76k

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