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title: CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: New York, NY
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, NY · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $56,195 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $35,780 – $80,288 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $9,250 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,453 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 56% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $14,212 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 74% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.17× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $28,195 | derived |

**56% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $9,250 (≈ 17% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $26,130 to $59,695 across 20 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $59,695 | $34,350 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy. | Master's Degree | $59,052 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $49,410 | $25,801 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $48,043 | $30,000 |
| Physical Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,209 | $9,843 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,690 | $13,625 |
| Fire Protection. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,142 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,862 | $14,604 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $41,329 | $32,747 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,303 | not reported |
| Social Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,626 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,563 | $10,350 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,380 | $12,500 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,123 | $8,600 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,367 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,805 | $12,395 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,329 | $11,645 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,857 | $9,319 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,378 | $7,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,130 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?190600

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