Keuka College Criminal Justice (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

  • Bachelor's in Criminal Justice and Corrections
  • Private nonprofit college
  • Keuka Park, NY
  • About 23 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Keuka College criminal justice graduates earn about what criminal justice graduates earn nationally, $40,753 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $27,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $26,000. It is one of the higher-paying criminal justice degrees in New York.

First-year earnings$40,75370th percentile of 557 programs nationally
Median federal debt$27,00023rd lowest of 32 New York programs
Debt-to-earnings66%New York median 73%, national 67%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all criminal justice bachelor's programs that report the figure.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York criminal justice program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

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Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $286 a month, or 8.4% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

97% of graduates (37 of 38) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the parts of New York outside metro areas are about 8% below the national average, so a $40,753 salary here buys what about $44,484 buys in a typical US city.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to criminal justice, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Security Guards

$44,240

Median pay in New York. 134,700 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 156,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $35,650Top 10%: $60,580

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

$92,790

Median pay in New York. 53,470 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 51,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $53,000Top 10%: $118,250

Compliance Officers

$90,080

Median pay in New York. 23,500 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $53,330Top 10%: $142,370

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

$65,100

Median pay in New York. 30,170 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 33,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $48,400Top 10%: $100,100

About Keuka College

Criminal Justice ranks 3rd of 6 bachelor's programs at Keuka College by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($86,649), Business Administration ($43,145), and Criminal Justice ($40,753).

Other criminal justice bachelor's programs near Keuka Park

Common questions

The median graduate earns $40,753 one year after graduating. The median across criminal justice bachelor's programs in New York is $35,323.

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
  • Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
  • Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
  • Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
  • Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
  • School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the criminal justice program.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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