Best Criminal Justice Programs in 2026

500 programs ranked · Updated 2026

Top criminal justice and public safety trade programs ranked by earnings, AI resilience, and return on investment.

Programs Ranked
500
Avg Earnings
$41,048/yr
Avg TSW Score
71/100
#1 Program
Criminal Justice
San Diego Miramar College

Best Criminal Justice Programs

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

# Program TSW Score Earnings AI-Proof ROI
1 Criminal Justice
San Diego Miramar College · San Diego, CA
93
89–95
$91,647/yr Resilient 795.9x
2 Criminal Justice
Santa Rosa Junior College · Santa Rosa, CA
93
89–95
$111,649/yr Resilient 707.7x
3 Criminal Justice
San Bernardino Valley College · San Bernardino, CA
93
89–95
$94,285/yr Resilient 382.6x
4 Criminal Justice
Butte College · Oroville, CA
93
88–94
$73,170/yr Resilient 630.6x
5 Criminal Justice
Moreno Valley College · Moreno Valley, CA
93
89–95
$81,339/yr Resilient 571.8x
6 Criminal Justice
Palm Beach State College · Lake Worth, FL
92
87–93
$69,415/yr Resilient 261.0x
7 Criminal Justice
Laredo College · Laredo, TX
92
88–94
$72,049/yr Resilient 239.8x
8 Criminal Justice
Lamar Institute of Technology · Beaumont, TX
92
88–94
$71,733/yr Resilient 287.6x
9 Criminal Justice
Colorado Mountain College · Glenwood Springs, CO
92
87–93
$68,129/yr Resilient 272.2x
10 Criminal Justice
Alvin Community College · Alvin, TX
92
87–93
$67,797/yr Resilient 368.7x
11 Criminal Justice
Monroe Community College · Rochester, NY
91
87–93
$85,061/yr Resilient 144.3x
12 Criminal Justice
Red Rocks Community College · Lakewood, CO
91
87–93
$72,583/yr Resilient 167.4x
13 Criminal Justice
Gateway Technical College · Kenosha, WI
91
87–93
$73,818/yr Resilient 153.6x
14 Criminal Justice
Community College of Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD
91
87–93
$70,610/yr Resilient 189.2x
15 Criminal Justice
Washtenaw Community College · Ann Arbor, MI
91
87–93
$67,732/yr Resilient 245.0x
16 Criminal Justice
Blackhawk Technical College · Janesville, WI
91
87–92
$68,669/yr Resilient 163.7x
17 Criminal Justice
Yuba College · Marysville, CA
91
87–93
$62,350/yr Resilient 551.7x
18 Criminal Justice
Front Range Community College · Westminster, CO
90
87–92
$69,776/yr Resilient 146.2x
19 Criminal Justice
Columbus State University · Columbus, GA
90
86–91
$71,153/yr Resilient 95.1x
20 Criminal Justice
Waukesha County Technical College · Pewaukee, WI
90
86–92
$69,115/yr Resilient 145.4x
21 Criminal Justice
Yavapai College · Prescott, AZ
90
86–92
$59,511/yr Resilient 233.6x
22 Criminal Justice
Aims Community College · Greeley, CO
90
85–92
$57,841/yr Resilient 312.4x
23 Criminal Justice
Florida State College at Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL
90
86–92
$60,055/yr Resilient 217.1x
24 Criminal Justice
Hillsborough Community College · Tampa, FL
90
86–92
$62,249/yr Resilient 246.5x
25 Criminal Justice
Indian River State College · Fort Pierce, FL
90
86–92
$60,298/yr Resilient 235.6x
26 Criminal Justice
Camden County College · Blackwood, NJ
90
85–91
$59,298/yr Resilient 195.5x
27 Criminal Justice
Galveston College · Galveston, TX
90
86–92
$61,086/yr Resilient 210.1x
28 Criminal Justice
Houston Community College · Houston, TX
90
85–91
$56,454/yr Resilient 278.3x
29 Criminal Justice
Erie Community College · Buffalo, NY
89
85–91
$70,012/yr Resilient 123.9x
30 Criminal Justice
Montgomery County Community College · Blue Bell, PA
89
85–91
$69,937/yr Resilient 126.7x
31 Criminal Justice
Fox Valley Technical College · Appleton, WI
89
85–91
$64,741/yr Resilient 130.7x
32 Criminal Justice
Grand Rapids Community College · Grand Rapids, MI
89
85–91
$59,278/yr Resilient 176.9x
33 Criminal Justice
Jefferson College · Hillsboro, MO
89
85–90
$61,641/yr Resilient 136.0x
34 Criminal Justice
Northcentral Technical College · Wausau, WI
89
85–90
$59,645/yr Resilient 153.5x
35 Criminal Justice
Pima Community College · Tucson, AZ
89
84–90
$53,544/yr Resilient 224.9x
36 Criminal Justice
Johnson County Community College · Overland Park, KS
89
85–91
$55,171/yr Resilient 267.6x
37 Criminal Justice
Austin Community College District · Austin, TX
89
85–91
$55,230/yr Resilient 261.9x
38 Criminal Justice
Wharton County Junior College · Wharton, TX
89
85–91
$55,919/yr Resilient 213.3x
39 Criminal Justice
Owens Community College · Perrysburg, OH
88
84–89
$63,966/yr Resilient 110.2x
40 Criminal Justice
Blinn College District · Brenham, TX
88
85–90
$61,585/yr Resilient 133.5x
41 Criminal Justice
Chippewa Valley Technical College · Eau Claire, WI
88
84–90
$60,737/yr Resilient 131.9x
42 Criminal Justice
Western Technical College · La Crosse, WI
88
84–89
$59,276/yr Resilient 120.4x
43 Criminal Justice
Daytona State College · Daytona Beach, FL
88
84–90
$52,755/yr Resilient 179.8x
44 Criminal Justice
Polk State College · Winter Haven, FL
88
84–89
$53,333/yr Resilient 157.4x
45 Criminal Justice
Wor-Wic Community College · Salisbury, MD
88
84–90
$53,813/yr Resilient 162.8x
46 Criminal Justice
Rio Salado College · Tempe, AZ
88
84–90
$51,384/yr Resilient 240.0x
47 Criminal Justice
Eastern Florida State College · Melbourne, FL
88
84–90
$51,461/yr Resilient 217.7x
48 Criminal Justice
San Juan College · Farmington, NM
88
84–90
$49,243/yr Resilient 274.1x
49 Criminal Justice
Cape Fear Community College · Wilmington, NC
88
84–90
$52,282/yr Resilient 173.1x
50 Criminal Justice
Durham Technical Community College · Durham, NC
88
84–90
$49,893/yr Resilient 250.2x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), combining graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI. Earnings data is from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.