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Highest earning criminal justice programs in Virginia
Virginia 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 | Liberty University | Lynchburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,855 | 609 |
| 2 | Regent University | Virginia Beach | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,005 | 30 |
| 3 | George Mason University | Fairfax | Public, 4-year | $43,612 | 439 |
| 4 | Averett University | Danville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,494 | 35 |
| 5 | Strayer University | Arlington | For-profit, 4-year | $43,405 | 406 |
| 6 | DeVry University | Arlington | For-profit, 4-year | $43,091 | 107 |
| 7 | Bluefield University | Bluefield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $41,005 | 30 |
| 8 | Virginia Wesleyan University | Virginia Beach | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $39,404 | 31 |
| 9 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | Public, 4-year | $38,495 | 265 |
| 10 | South University | Glen Allen | For-profit, 4-year | $37,713 | 76 |
| 11 | ECPI University | Virginia Beach | For-profit, 4-year | $36,287 | 94 |
| 12 | Longwood University | Farmville | Public, 4-year | $36,254 | 67 |
| 13 | Radford University | Radford | Public, 4-year | $35,935 | 156 |
| 14 | Marymount University | Arlington | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $35,642 | 32 |
| 15 | Virginia State University | Petersburg | Public, 4-year | $34,604 | 76 |
| 16 | Hampton University | Hampton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $31,335 | 33 |
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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