Criminal Justice and Corrections doctoral degree outcomes at Walden University
Minneapolis, MN · Private for-profit · Federal field 4301
Data scope
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The short version
Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.
$788 below the national median for the same field and credential.
- Debt pressure
- Not available
- Positive-payoff price ceiling
- $56,598 / year
- 10-year scenario
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Price evidence
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
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01 · PRICE CONTEXT$33,817
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWINGNot available
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$85,639
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENTNot available
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
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Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$33,817Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$35,358Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATENot availableInstitution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$7,137
Estimated loan paymentNot available
Not availableborrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$85,639 vs. $86,427
$788 below the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$83,060 median wageMN estimate · 100 jobs · 25-1111+1.5% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeFirst-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$118,750 median wageMN estimate · 2,870 jobs · 33-1012+3.3% projected U.S. growth · 10.6k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentPolice and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers$83,360 median wageMN estimate · 9,160 jobs · 33-3051+3.5% projected U.S. growth · 51.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentDetectives and Criminal Investigators$80,000 median wageMN estimate · 1,970 jobs · 33-3021+0.2% projected U.S. growth · 7.8k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentPrivate Detectives and Investigators$57,880 median wageMN estimate · 600 jobs · 33-9021+5.5% projected U.S. growth · 3.2k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$96,720 median wageMN estimate · 750 jobs · 33-1011-2.5% projected U.S. growth · 3.7k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCorrectional Officers and Jailers$66,040 median wageMN estimate · 5,350 jobs · 33-3012-7.4% projected U.S. growth · 28.4k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentManagers, All Other$152,600 median wageMN estimate · 4,160 jobs · 11-9199+4.9% projected U.S. growth · 100.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeEmergency Management Directors$106,880 median wageMN estimate · 190 jobs · 11-9161+3.9% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeFirst-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$80,600 median wageMN estimate · 190 jobs · 33-1099+1.9% projected U.S. growth · 1.7k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$58,540 median wageMN estimate · 1,260 jobs · 33-1091+3.7% projected U.S. growth · 6.8k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentLife, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$49,410 median wageMN estimate · 1,350 jobs · 19-4099+4.4% projected U.S. growth · 11.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degree
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Capella University
$10,463 higher earnings · $15,861 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $96,102
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $17,956
Nova Southeastern University
$23,533 higher earnings · $3,446 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $109,172
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $30,371
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June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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