Criminal Justiceat Peirce College
Graduates earn $48,710/yr in their first year — about 26.0% above the national Criminal Justice average. Base-case 10-year earnings $513K; scenarios range from $476K to $515K depending on AI disruption.
What this degree looks like at Peirce College
First-year earnings of $48,710 put Peirce College's Criminal Justice program 26% above the national median of $38,544 — one of the higher-earning programs in this field.
At 8.5x the cost of in-state tuition, the ten-year earnings outlook represents a strong return. Not exceptional, but meaningfully positive.
AI risk is moderate — 36% task exposure — and the 8% scenario spread suggests disruption would dent but not destroy the earnings outlook.
The $28,645 debt-to-$48,710 income ratio translates to about 7 months of earnings. Standard loan terms should handle this comfortably.
Ranked #263 out of 629 programs, Peirce College's Criminal Justice offering sits in the upper half but doesn't break into the top tier.
Three scenarios, ten years out
Each scenario is a different assumption about how AI reshapes the career paths this major feeds into. Earnings projections stack the full 10-year cumulative trajectory; scores use the same 0–100 metric as the hero, recomputed under that scenario's assumptions.
10 year projection
Year-by-year earnings under each scenario. Base case reflects BLS growth patterns applied to Peirce College's starting earnings; optimistic and pessimistic adjust for AI's effect on each career path this major feeds into.
Common career destinations for this program's graduates, weighted by the school's specific occupation mix. Salary is BLS national median; AI risk is per-role task-exposure research.
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Consider the trade route
Not sure a 4-year degree is the right path? Trade programs in Criminal Justice offer shorter timelines, lower debt, and strong AI resilience for hands-on careers.
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How does Peirce College's Criminal Justice program score?
This program scores 54/100, reflecting respectable but not exceptional financial outcomes for Criminal Justice graduates.