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Criminal Justice and Corrections at Jackson State 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 264 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

5.7% Program signal 264 Size proxy $23,836 Net price (all) $39,060 Median earnings

Program snapshot

5.7% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal
5.7%
Enrollment proxy
~264
Schools with reported signal
1,346

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school)
93.2%
Graduation rate
50.9%

Cost

Avg net price (school)
$23,836/yr
4-year cost (est.)
$95,344
Median debt
$30,470

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y
$39,060/yr
ROI grade (school)
D

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.

#1,286 of 1,346 on ROI Top 96% value
1.3× national avg concentration Bigger than 76% of programs
+$8,740 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $15,096
−$8,304 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $47,364

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($8,740 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($8,304 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 96% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Criminal Justice and Corrections accounts for 5.7% of reported programs at Jackson State University, which is bigger than 76% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 264 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

Jackson State University's average net price is $23,836 per year, about $95,344 over four years. That is $8,740 above the $15,096 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $39,060 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,304 below 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 Jackson State University #1,286 of 1,346 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.