Hays, Kansas · Public
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Fort Hays State University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.8% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $12,569 school-wide net price and $48,928 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.8% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.8% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 1,346
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 90.3%
- Graduation rate
- 47.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $12,569/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $50,276
- Median debt
- $21,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $48,928/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school. For criminal justice and related law-enforcement paths, this data does not prove police academy eligibility, state POST certification, background-check readiness, or employer hiring outcomes.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.8%), school-wide average net price ($12,569), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($48,928), and peer averages from 1,346 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 1,346 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,527 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($1,564 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Fort Hays State University in the top 39% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 4.9% of reported awards · $536 net A+ 
San Diego Christian College Santee, CA · 1.5% of reported awards · $992 net A+ North Florida College Madison, FL · 5.8% of reported awards · $804 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 1.8% of reported awards · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 8.7% of reported awards · $1,115 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 3.0% of reported awards · $1,342 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 2.7% of reported awards · $1,471 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 1.7% of reported awards · $1,406 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Criminal Justice and Corrections accounts for 0.8% of the awards or completions reported for Fort Hays State University. That award concentration is higher than at 11% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Fort Hays State University's average net price is $12,569 per year, about $50,276 over four years. That is $2,527 below the $15,096 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $48,928 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $1,564 above the $47,364 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
Does this show Criminal Justice licensure or pass rates?
No. EduGradify does not have police academy, state POST, certification, placement, or department pass-rate data for this listing. Criminal justice paths vary by state and employer, so verify whether Fort Hays State University treats the field as academic, pre-law, corrections, forensic, or tied to an approved academy pathway.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Fort Hays State University #530 of 1,346 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.