Orange Beach, Alabama · Private For-Profit
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Columbia Southern University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 899 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
7.4% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 7.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~899
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,346
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 33.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,580/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $58,320
- Median debt
- $21,339
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,534/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,346 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($516 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($16,170 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 33% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 4.9% reported share · $536 net A+ 
San Diego Christian College Santee, CA · 1.5% reported share · $992 net A+ North Florida College Madison, FL · 5.8% reported share · $804 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 1.8% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 8.7% reported share · $1,115 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 3.0% reported share · $1,342 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 2.7% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 1.7% reported share · $1,406 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Criminal Justice and Corrections accounts for 7.4% of reported programs at Columbia Southern University, which is bigger than 85% of schools in this field set and 1.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 899 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Columbia Southern University's average net price is $14,580 per year, about $58,320 over four years. That is $516 below the $15,096 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $63,534 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $16,170 above the $47,364 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Columbia Southern University #439 of 1,346 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.