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Highest earning criminal justice programs in Alabama
Alabama criminal justice programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herzing University | Birmingham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $67,229 | 73 |
| 2 | Columbia Southern University | Orange Beach | For-profit, 4-year | $60,461 | 170 |
| 3 | Faulkner University | Montgomery | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $54,704 | 94 |
| 4 | Troy University | Troy | Public, 4-year | $41,780 | 86 |
| 5 | South University | Montgomery | For-profit, 4-year | $37,713 | 76 |
| 6 | University of South Alabama | Mobile | Public, 4-year | $36,216 | 51 |
| 7 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | Public, 4-year | $34,459 | 87 |
| 8 | The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | Public, 4-year | $34,194 | 165 |
| 9 | Jacksonville State University | Jacksonville | Public, 4-year | $33,879 | 51 |
| 10 | Alabama State University | Montgomery | Public, 4-year | $32,898 | 80 |
| 11 | Alabama A & M University | Normal | Public, 4-year | $31,682 | 46 |
| 12 | University of North Alabama | Florence | Public, 4-year | $31,595 | 40 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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