CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, New York · Public

All 23 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 29 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$1,073
$30k to $48k	$2,506
$48k to $75k	$6,760
$75k to $110k	$8,427
$110k and up	$13,292
All families (average)	$3,203

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

23 of 52 programs could be assessed 44% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$59,343	+$23,597	clears the bar	$10,350	0.4 yrs	1,601
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,595	+$19,849	clears the bar	$12,395	0.6 yrs	499
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,396	+$21,650	clears the bar	$8,600	0.4 yrs	239
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$79,246	+$43,500	clears the bar	$25,801	0.6 yrs	229
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$96,069	+$60,323	clears the bar	$13,625	0.2 yrs	197
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$83,931	+$48,185	clears the bar	$34,350	0.7 yrs	176
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,416	+$24,670	clears the bar	$15,500	0.6 yrs	160
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,073	+$21,327	clears the bar	$7,500	0.4 yrs	144
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$62,150	+$26,404	clears the bar	$11,645	0.4 yrs	112
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$68,820	+$33,074	clears the bar	$32,747	1.0 yrs	111
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$69,322	+$33,576	clears the bar	$30,000	0.9 yrs	76
English	Bachelor's Degree	$56,768	+$21,022	clears the bar	$9,319	0.4 yrs	52
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$93,984	+$58,238	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,834	+$31,088	clears the bar	$14,604	0.5 yrs	43
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$55,706	+$19,960	clears the bar	$12,500	0.6 yrs	42
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$77,144	+$41,398	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	$72,228	+$36,482	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,979	+$16,233	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$78,041	+$42,295	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$37,442 1-year earnings	+$1,696	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$54,259	+$18,513	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physical Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$68,781	+$33,035	clears the bar	$9,843	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$74,889	+$39,143	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Security Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	98
Dispute Resolution	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	67
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	65
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	58
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Community Organization and Advocacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computational Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.