Criminal Justice at University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree · Criminal Justice and Corrections

DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case) — assumes in-state tuition

Optimistic

Base Case

Pessimistic

Earnings $39,384/yr (2% vs median)

AI Risk Moderate (36% exposed)

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

ROI 12.4x earnings multiple (5.6x out-of-state)

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	$506K	$505K	$469K
Earnings Multiple (In-State)	12.5x	12.4x	11.6x
Earnings Multiple (Out-of-State)	5.6x	5.6x	5.2x
Probability of Field Employment	34%	32%	26%
DegreeOutlook Score	56	56	45

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

4-Year Tuition, In-State (Sticker)

$40,544

Out-of-state: $90,292 (5.6x ROI)

4-Year Net Price (After Aid)

$50,484

-25% less than sticker · See by income

Median Debt at Graduation

$19,500

5.9 months of Year 1 earnings

Reported Earnings (5 Year)

$50,602

28% growth from Year 1

With 95% of applicants admitted, University of Southern Indiana prioritizes broad access, serving 5,344 students in Evansville, IN.

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 University of Southern Indiana's Criminal Justice program score?

This program scores 56/100, reflecting respectable but not exceptional financial outcomes for Criminal Justice graduates.

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