Criminal Justice at Rasmussen University-Illinois

Rockford, IL · Private for-profit · Bachelor's Degree · Criminal Justice and Corrections

DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case)

Optimistic

Base Case

Pessimistic

Earnings $39,317/yr (2% vs median)

AI Risk Moderate (36% exposed)

Job Market Very Large (480,600 openings/yr)

ROI 8.9x earnings multiple

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to Criminal Justice graduates.

	Optimistic No Disruption	Base Case Gradual AI	Pessimistic Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings	$482K	$483K	$451K
Earnings Multiple	8.9x	8.9x	8.3x
Probability of Field Employment	34%	32%	26%
DegreeOutlook Score	49	49	38

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

4-Year Tuition (Sticker)

$54,184

Median Debt at Graduation

$29,236

8.9 months of Year 1 earnings

Reported Earnings (5 Year)

$45,036

15% growth from Year 1

with a smaller student body of 1,330 in Rockford, IL. Pell Grant recipients make up 63% of the student body — a marker of economic diversity.

Managers, all other $136,550/yr

First-line supervisors of police and detectives $105,980/yr

Detectives and criminal investigators $93,580/yr

Trade programs often mean less time in school, lower student debt, and hands-on career paths that tend to be more resilient to AI disruption.

How does Rasmussen University-Illinois's Criminal Justice program score?

This program scores 49/100 — on the lower end for Criminal Justice. Prospective students should carefully weigh costs against likely earnings.

Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →