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Criminal Justice and Corrections. programs in Texas

Career-focused certificate and associate programs in this field prepare students for related technical and professional work.

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Start with the Value Rating, then compare earnings and estimated total cost. A higher earnings figure does not automatically mean a better value if the program also costs substantially more.

Programs with a Value Rating24 of 73
Programs with 5-year earnings33 of 73
Programs with a cost estimate55 of 73

College In 2 shows unavailable federal measures as N/A rather than treating missing values as zero. Estimated total cost uses the school's average annual net price and the credential's estimated length.

Brenham, TX · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$61,5851 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Austin, TX · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$45,0971 year after completion
$67,0465 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Amarillo, TX · Public

Amarillo College

Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$40,1591 year after completion
$48,0115 years after completion
Est. total cost $9,200 2-year degree
Killeen, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$39,4651 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $20,530 2-year degree
Brenham, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$36,7721 year after completion
$44,3925 years after completion
Est. total cost $21,688 2-year degree
Levelland, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$34,0511 year after completion
$37,0715 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,582 2-year degree
Dallas, TX · Public

Dallas College

Associate's Degree
Value Outstanding Value
Earnings
$33,8591 year after completion
$46,1625 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,428 2-year degree
Big Spring, TX · Public

Howard College

Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$33,7241 year after completion
$41,5565 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,294 2-year degree
Big Spring, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Outstanding Value
Earnings
$33,7241 year after completion
$41,5565 years after completion
Est. total cost $4,916 2-year degree
Lufkin, TX · Public

Angelina College

Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$32,7811 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $15,546 2-year degree
Fort Worth, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$31,2561 year after completion
$40,8325 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,674 2-year degree
The Woodlands, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$30,6221 year after completion
$44,3745 years after completion
Est. total cost $22,504 2-year degree
Austin, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$30,3891 year after completion
$42,4785 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,780 2-year degree
Dallas, TX · Public

Dallas College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$30,0051 year after completion
$43,3055 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Tyler, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$29,6151 year after completion
$41,9225 years after completion
Est. total cost $20,412 2-year degree
Athens, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$29,1811 year after completion
$38,5625 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,184 2-year degree
Waco, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$29,0631 year after completion
$46,3095 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,102 2-year degree
McKinney, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$28,0661 year after completion
$52,1575 years after completion
Est. total cost $17,938 2-year degree
San Antonio, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$27,8931 year after completion
$42,7935 years after completion
Est. total cost $9,170 2-year degree
San Antonio, TX · Public

Palo Alto College

Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$27,4321 year after completion
$37,2995 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,926 2-year degree
Houston, TX · Private
Associate's Degree
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$27,3211 year after completion
$35,4475 years after completion
Est. total cost $40,498 2-year degree
Laredo, TX · Public

Laredo College

Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$26,9331 year after completion
$35,9125 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,596 2-year degree
Brownsville, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$24,8261 year after completion
$40,5875 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,170 2-year degree
San Antonio, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$24,7721 year after completion
$42,6335 years after completion
Est. total cost $9,050 2-year degree
El Paso, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$23,1101 year after completion
$38,7125 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,412 2-year degree
Dallas, TX · Private
Associate's Degree
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$22,8911 year after completion
$30,7215 years after completion
Est. total cost $59,610 2-year degree
McAllen, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Outstanding Value
Earnings
$22,5141 year after completion
$36,0795 years after completion
Est. total cost $3,502 2-year degree
Alvin, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $17,050 2-year degree
Lufkin, TX · Public

Angelina College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Lake Jackson, TX · Public

Brazosport College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $9,464 2-year degree
Killeen, TX · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Cisco, TX · Public

Cisco College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $19,248 2-year degree
Cisco, TX · Public

Cisco College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Clarendon, TX · Public

Clarendon College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $16,780 2-year degree
Texas City, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $2,684 2-year degree
Corpus Christi, TX · Public

Del Mar College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$44,7685 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,798 2-year degree
El Paso, TX · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Galveston, TX · Public

Galveston College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $16,824 2-year degree
Denison, TX · Public

Grayson College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,760 2-year degree
Denison, TX · Public

Grayson College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$55,9675 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Hillsboro, TX · Public

Hill College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Hillsboro, TX · Public

Hill College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$48,5145 years after completion
Est. total cost $15,154 2-year degree
Houston, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,474 2-year degree
Kilgore, TX · Public

Kilgore College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,728 2-year degree
Beaumont, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $27,732 2-year degree
Orange, TX · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Orange, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $3,310 2-year degree
Port Arthur, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $5,692 2-year degree
Baytown, TX · Public

Lee College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,758 2-year degree
Waco, TX · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Midland, TX · Public

Midland College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $9,024 2-year degree
Corsicana, TX · Public

Navarro College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$41,1255 years after completion
Est. total cost $29,640 2-year degree
Corsicana, TX · Public

Navarro College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Gainesville, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,174 2-year degree
Gainesville, TX · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Mount Pleasant, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,412 2-year degree
Odessa, TX · Public

Odessa College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Odessa, TX · Public

Odessa College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$41,4115 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,736 2-year degree
Carthage, TX · Public

Panola College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,380 1 to less than 2 year certificate
Paris, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $15,380 2-year degree
Pasadena, TX · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Pasadena, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $24,286 2-year degree
Uvalde, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$48,9315 years after completion
Est. total cost $14,744 2-year degree
San Antonio, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,546 2-year degree
Farmers Branch, TX · Private
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$44,9005 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A 2-year degree
Temple, TX · Public

Temple College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$50,6595 years after completion
Est. total cost $21,364 2-year degree
Texarkana, TX · Public

Texarkana College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $17,624 2-year degree
Athens, TX · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Victoria, TX · Public

Victoria College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,086 2-year degree
Weatherford, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$37,3485 years after completion
Est. total cost $19,934 2-year degree
Snyder, TX · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Snyder, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $7,124 2-year degree
Wharton, TX · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $9,332 2-year degree
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