University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Criminal Justice (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Criminal Justice and Corrections
- Public university
- Norman, OK
- About 33 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus criminal justice graduates earn more than graduates of most criminal justice programs nationally, $53,003 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $27,156 in federal loans, more than at 76% of criminal justice programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying criminal justice degrees in Oklahoma.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Oklahoma and national columns are the medians across all criminal justice bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus graduates earn more than the national figure and about $6,613 more than the Oklahoma median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Oklahoma criminal justice program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Oklahoma medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 10% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $288 a month, or 6.5% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
67% of graduates (33 of 49) were working in Oklahoma one year after graduating. Prices in the Oklahoma City area are about 10% below the national average, so a $53,003 salary here buys what about $58,626 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
$36,270Median pay in Oklahoma. 12,210 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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.
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
$59,700Median pay in Oklahoma. 9,660 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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.
Compliance Officers
$63,000Median pay in Oklahoma. 4,230 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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.
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
$43,950Median pay in Oklahoma. 6,500 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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.
About University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Criminal Justice ranks 20th of 49 bachelor's programs at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Science ($78,610), Chemical Engineering ($77,751), and Dental Hygiene and Assisting ($75,367).
Other criminal justice bachelor's programs near Norman
Common questions
The median graduate earns $53,003 one year after graduating and $58,194 five years after. The median across criminal justice bachelor's programs in Oklahoma is $39,609.
The median federal loan balance is $27,156, which ranks 7th lowest of 7 criminal justice bachelor's programs in Oklahoma. That works out to about $288 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 51% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 67%.
Most do. 67% (33 of 49) were working in Oklahoma one year after graduating.
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 Oklahoma 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
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024