Patrol officers (SOC 33-3051) in California earn a median $118,880 a year, the highest of the 51 states and districts BLS reports and $42,670 above the national median of $76,210. The top-ranked place for a bachelor’s degree among criminal justice schools in California is California State University-East Bay, where a resident pays $7,055 a year in tuition and fees and 73% of its transfer students earn a credential within eight years. California has 138 ranked programs in all: 102 associate’s, 27 bachelor’s and 9 master’s.
Best Criminal Justice Schools in California for a Bachelor’s Degree
California has 27 ranked bachelor’s programs, each scored on cost, graduate earnings, completion, online experience, track record and program reputation, with the cost taken at the resident’s rate. Each score is the program’s national score on the price a resident pays, so it matches the program’s score on the national list. Read how programs are ranked. The first 5 have cards below, and 22 more follow in a table.
Cal State East Bay's Criminal Justice, B.S. pairs a core in criminal law, investigation, research methods and crime theory with one course from each of the department's groups: crime prevention, policing and forensics; corrections, community-based programs and youth; the impact of crime and victimization; and justice, equity and diversity.
120 units, including a 48-unit major
The catalog lists the delivery format as face to face
Cal State East Bay publishes four-year freshman and two-year ADT roadmaps
Sacramento State teaches its criminal justice bachelor's on campus and also runs it as a fully online degree completion program through its College of Continuing Education, with the same degree awarded either way.
The degree requires 120 total units, including a 60-unit major
Freshmen are admitted as criminal justice pre-majors
The online version is a 60-unit degree completion program taught in accelerated eight-week courses
San Francisco State's Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Studies examines how systems of crime, law and justice shape social justice, especially inequities of race, class, gender, sexuality and age, and the same degree is also offered as a fully online, cohort-based completion program for students with at least 60 transferable units.
The first-time student roadmap totals 120 units
The major requires at least 36 units
The online completion program is fully online and asynchronous
From the fall 2026 catalog year, Cal State Fullerton's criminal justice major is 54 units, including 12 units of related-fields courses chosen from an approved list to broaden the major in an interdisciplinary way.
120 total units for the degree, 54 of them in the major
Plans are published for first-time freshmen and for transfer students
A formal concentration is not required for the major
Chico State's Criminal Justice BA pairs a core of criminal justice courses with electives that can come from political science, legal studies, public administration and international relations.
120 semester units
The program is delivered on campus in Chico, California
Bachelor’s programs in criminal justice ranked 6 to 27 in California
Rank and school
In-state tuition and fees, a year
Completion
Graduates
Score
6
California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA
$7,064
76%
198
77.4
7
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA
$7,008
84%
328
76.5
8
Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
$8,190
80%
64
76.3
9
California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
$7,675
79%
248
74.6
10
California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
$6,818
78%
385
74.3
11
San Jose State University San Jose, CA
$7,992
83%
214
74.1
12
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA
$7,095
80%
395
73.8
13
San Diego State University San Diego, CA
$8,290
82%
542
73.8
14
National University San Diego, CA
$13,320
50%
105
73.7
15
California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA
$7,826
77%
182
69.5
16
California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA
$7,696
75%
138
69.1
17
Ashford University San Diego, CA
$13,160
20%
330
59.7
18
University of Phoenix-California Ontario, CA
$9,552
51%
5
59.4
19
University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo, CA
$12,520
56%
22
58.4
20
California Baptist University Riverside, CA
$39,720
59%
56
56.9
21
Azusa Pacific University Global (formerly Los Angeles Pacific University) San Dimas, CA
$11,975
49%
8
49.9
22
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA
$43,550
81%
24
46.8
23
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA
$50,670
75%
5
43.2
24
William Jessup University Rocklin, CA
$37,150
64%
12
41.4
25
Hope International University Fullerton, CA
$36,250
55%
8
37.0
26
Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA
$43,600
76%
14
32.3
27
La Sierra University Riverside, CA
$35,910
48%
52
26.5
Tuition and fees are 2023-24 IPEDS figures; school prices were read between October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026.
Associate Degree Programs in California
Two-year programs outnumber four-year ones here, 102 to 27, among the criminal justice schools in California that are ranked. Tuition and fees run a median $1,288 a year for a resident, $3,565 below the $4,853 median for ranked associate’s programs nationally. De Anza College leads the list, and it conferred 39 criminal justice degrees in 2023-24. Completion runs lower at two-year schools because many students transfer or study part time, so associate’s programs are scored only against other associate’s programs. The first 3 have cards, and 99 more follow in a table.
175.8
Administration of Justice for Transfer - Associate in Science-Transfer
De Anza College's Administration of Justice program, offered since the college opened in 1967, pairs a CSU transfer degree with Corrections/Probation and Law Enforcement associate degrees, and its crime lab is used in courses such as Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science.
A.A. and A.S. degrees require at least 90 quarter units
Transfer degree graduates are guaranteed CSU system admission, not a particular campus or major
Admission is open to high school graduates, GED or proficiency certificate holders and anyone at least 18 who can benefit
The crime lab is used in Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science courses
Read more
The Administration of Justice for Transfer degree provides a foundation and breadth of coursework in the discipline and prepares students to transfer to any CSU that accepts the Transfer Model Curriculum. The Corrections/Probation A.A. focuses on correctional operations and probation and parole case investigations, with courses ranging from criminal law, evidence, investigation and reporting to criminology, social change and corrections investigations, while the Law Enforcement A.A. emphasizes the administration of justice, from criminal law, evidence, investigation and reporting to community relations and criminology. De Anza's A.A. and A.S. degrees require at least 90 quarter units, covering the major, general education and in many cases electives. The crime lab has bullet trajectory kits, forensic stereo microscopes and a fuming chamber for fingerprint detection, and its instructors are current or former criminalists with local law enforcement agencies.
Admission to De Anza is open to anyone, subject to residency rules, who has a high school diploma, a GED or proficiency certificate, or is at least 18 and able to benefit from instruction. Students who complete the transfer degree are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, though not to a particular campus or major, and at a CSU that accepts the degree they need no more than 60 semester units after transfer to earn a bachelor's; De Anza notes the degree may not be the best option for students aiming at a particular CSU campus or a school outside the CSU system. De Anza College is in Cupertino, California.
deanza.edu
273.5
Administration of Justice: Associate in Science Degree Program
College of San Mateo's Administration of Justice program offers a general Associate in Science, an Associate in Science Degree for Transfer aimed at the California State University system, and a Modern Policing degree designed around California AB89.
The Administration of Justice A.S. is 60 units, including 21 major units
The AS-T meets minimum eligibility for transfer to the California State University system
The Modern Policing A.S. is designed to meet the educational requirements mandated by California AB89
The Basic Police Academy certificate is 26 units and runs for 20+ weeks
Read more
The Administration of Justice A.S. is a two-year degree covering criminal law, corrections and the American justice system. Its 21 major units are a core of ADMJ 100 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, ADMJ 102 Principles and Procedures of the Criminal Justice System, ADMJ 104 Concepts of Criminal Law, ADMJ 106 Legal Aspects of Evidence and ADMJ 120 Criminal Investigation, plus 6 units chosen from Community Relations and the Justice System, Juvenile Procedures and Introduction to Forensic Science; general education and electives bring the degree to the minimum 60 units. The transfer degree (AS-T) requires ADMJ 100 and ADMJ 104, 6 units chosen from administration of justice courses such as ADMJ 102 Principles and Procedures of the Criminal Justice System, and 6 units chosen from courses such as Interpersonal Communication, Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Sociology, with Cal-GETC general education. The Modern Policing A.S. pairs a core of ADMJ 100, ADMJ 104 and ADMJ 108 with required courses including Intercultural Communication, Rethinking Race, Gender, and Nation, Social Psychology and Introduction to Ethics. The college also lists a 24-unit Administration of Justice Certificate of Achievement and a 26-unit Basic Police Academy (AJPS) certificate.
CSM says the A.S. is intended for transfer but may also lead to employment or advancement within the justice system, while the AS-T prepares students for transfer into bachelor's programs in administration of justice and meets minimum eligibility for transfer to the California State University system; the catalog says the Modern Policing degree also meets minimum admissions eligibility for CSU transfer. The college is one of three Basic Police Academy locations for South Bay Regional Training Center, and the catalog says the academy satisfies the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) minimum training requirements for entry-level peace officer positions in California. The department says the academy is primarily for new hires in San Mateo County, California and other local agencies, with spaces sometimes open to self-sponsored students, and that it meets Monday through Friday, eight hours a day, for 20+ weeks.
Chaffey College offers an Administration of Justice associate degree for transfer, whose graduates are guaranteed admission to the CSU system though not to a particular campus or major, and a Correctional Science A.S. covering incarceration, rehabilitation and the procedural and constitutional rights of inmates.
The AS-T requires at least 60 CSU-transferable semester units
AS-T graduates are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, not to a particular campus or major
The Correctional Science A.S. includes 24 units of major courses
Admission is open to high school graduates, G.E.D. holders and anyone 18 or older who can benefit
Read more
The Administration of Justice for Transfer - AS-T requires at least 60 CSU-transferable semester units, including Cal-GETC general education and at least 18 semester units of major courses: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System and Concepts of Criminal Law; any two of Criminal Court Process, Community and the Justice System, Legal Aspects of Evidence, Juvenile Procedures, Criminal Investigation, Crime Scene Management and Forensic Evidence and Introduction to Corrections; and two more from that list or from Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of Crime and Introduction to Statistics. The Correctional Science - A.S. Degree has 24 units of major courses (Juvenile Procedures, Introduction to Corrections, Correctional Law, Correctional Interviewing and Counseling and Social Equity and the Criminal Justice System; any three of Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, Criminal Court Process, Violence in America and Probation and Parole; and either Crime and Delinquency or Sociology of Crime) within the 60 degree-applicable units Chaffey requires for a local associate degree. Chaffey also offers 24-unit certificates of achievement in Criminal Justice and in Correctional Science.
Admission is open to all high school graduates, anyone with a Certificate of Proficiency or a G.E.D., and anyone 18 or older who can benefit from a course of study. Students who complete the AS-T are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, though not to a particular campus or major, while Chaffey describes the Correctional Science degree as suited to students who will complete their education at Chaffey with an A.S. degree. Both degrees sit in Chaffey's Public Service, Culture, and Society community, and each program page links a program map.
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Associate Programs Ranked 4-28 in California
Associate degree programs in criminal justice ranked 4 to 28 in California
Rank and school
In-state tuition and fees, a year
Completion
Graduates
Score
4
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
$1,318
40%
49
72.5
5
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA
$1,288
26%
97
70.5
6
Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA
$1,288
24%
108
69.9
7
San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA
$1,150
21%
77
69.5
8
Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA
$1,180
31%
189
69.2
9
Ventura College Ventura, CA
$1,412
31%
96
69.2
10
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA
$1,312
27%
40
68.6
11
Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA
$1,312
35%
45
68.5
12
American River College Sacramento, CA
$1,288
28%
40
68.3
13
Clovis Community College Fresno, CA
$1,334
29%
51
68.0
14
MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA
$1,152
26%
49
67.9
15
Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA
$1,388
26%
144
67.1
16
Shasta College Redding, CA
$1,197
29%
69
66.8
17
Sierra College Rocklin, CA
$1,156
26%
127
66.1
18
Chabot College Hayward, CA
$1,150
26%
64
65.9
19
Cerritos College Norwalk, CA
$1,364
30%
95
65.9
20
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA
$1,146
27%
86
65.7
21
Lemoore College Lemoore, CA
$1,384
36%
60
65.4
22
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA
$1,176
19%
73
65.3
23
Moorpark College Moorpark, CA
$1,412
28%
54
65.1
24
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA
$1,156
28%
31
64.8
25
Fresno City College Fresno, CA
$1,334
28%
145
64.8
26
Citrus College Glendora, CA
$1,204
33%
108
64.7
27
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA
$1,238
24%
82
64.6
28
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley, CA
$1,420
34%
58
64.4
Tuition and fees are 2023-24 IPEDS figures; school prices were read between October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026.
Programs ranked 29 and lower appear in the directory at the end of the page.
Criminal Justice Master’s Programs in California
You can compare 9 ranked master’s programs at criminal justice schools in California, led by University of San Diego at $29,328 a year in graduate tuition and fees for a resident. The score weighs cost (22%), graduate earnings (22%), completion (17%), online experience (17%), track record (11%) and program reputation (11%). A resident’s graduate tuition and fees span $8,442 to $68,128 a year, with a median of $13,515 that is $2,082 above the $11,433 national median.
Master’s programs in criminal justice ranked in California
Rank and school
In-state tuition and fees, a year
Completion
Graduates
Score
1
University of San Diego San Diego, CA
$29,328
73%
103
63.7
2
San Jose State University San Jose, CA
$9,426
83%
10
60.2
3
California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA
$9,036
78%
9
53.8
4
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA
$8,442
84%
26
52.9
5
California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
$9,109
79%
6
50.4
6
National University San Diego, CA
$15,912
50%
33
48.1
7
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
$68,128
82%
58
47.3
8
Ashford University San Diego, CA
$13,515
20%
65
43.6
9
Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA
$32,900
89%
6
28.5
Tuition and fees are 2023-24 IPEDS figures; school prices were read between October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026.
Online Criminal Justice Programs in California
10 programs at criminal justice schools in California rank on the national online lists (2 at the associate’s level, 6 at the bachelor’s level and 2 at the master’s level). Those lists score what an online student from another state pays for a credit, so the prices below are not the in-state prices above. On the national online bachelor’s list of 187 programs, National University places seventh, the best placed of the 6 online bachelor’s programs at schools in California.
Online criminal justice programs from schools in California, by place on the national online lists
Cost per credit is the rate the school’s page publishes, read between October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026, or else its 2023-24 IPEDS per-credit charge.
What Criminal Justice Degrees Cost in California
Your price depends on the school: $6,818 a year at California State University-Los Angeles, $50,670 at California Lutheran University, both in tuition and required fees for a bachelor’s degree. The state median is $8,190; the national median for ranked bachelor’s programs is $14,184, so California sits $5,994 below it.
Ranked criminal justice programs in California: tuition and graduation rate by level
Level
Ranked programs
Median tuition and fees, a year
Lowest to highest
Median graduation rate
Bachelor’s programs
27
$8,190
$6,818 to $50,670
56%
Associate’s programs
102
$1,288
$1,104 to $14,804
34%
Master’s programs
9
$13,515
$8,442 to $68,128
Who runs the program matters: the median is $7,639 at public colleges, $37,150 at private nonprofit colleges and $11,356 at for-profit colleges.
Where you live matters at California State University-East Bay: it charges $18,935 a year to students from out of state, $11,880 more than a resident pays.
Prices are 2023-24 tuition and required fees for a full-time year, as each school reported them to IPEDS, before books, housing or financial aid.
What California Requires to Become a Police Officer
California requires a high school diploma, a GED or another approved equivalency test, or a two-year, four-year or advanced degree. That minimum comes from the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).
“A high school graduate, pass the General Education Development test or other high school equivalency test approved by CDE, or have attained a two-year, four-year, or advanced degree from an accredited or approved institution”
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), Government Code sections 1029, 1031 and 1031.4, read October 7, 2026: post.ca.gov
The state minimum doesn’t call for a degree. Individual departments choose their own standards, and BLS reports that the education police departments require ranges from a high school diploma to a college degree. A degree is not a peace officer license: certification comes from completing a police academy and meeting the standards that apply to the agency.
Criminal Justice Jobs and Pay in California
BLS counts 65,940 patrol officers (SOC 33-3051) in California: the lowest-paid tenth earn $76,300 or less, and the highest-paid tenth earn $153,190 or more.
Detectives and criminal investigators (SOC 33-3021) are the best paid of the four jobs in California ($124,840); correctional officers and jailers (SOC 33-3012) are the lowest ($96,370). California pays above the national median for all of them; the widest gap is for patrol officers (SOC 33-3051), $42,670 above the national median of $76,210.
Median annual pay for four criminal justice jobs in California and nationally, May 2025
Pay figures are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics medians for May 2025, each for the SOC occupation named beside it.
Questions About Criminal Justice Degrees in California
What Are the Best Criminal Justice Schools in California?
The bachelor’s list of 27 ranked bachelor’s programs in California is led by California State University-East Bay, then California State University-Sacramento and San Francisco State University. For an associate degree, De Anza College leads 102 ranked associate’s programs in California. For a master’s degree, University of San Diego leads 9 ranked master’s programs in California. Each list is the national ranking at its level kept to the state’s programs, scored on cost, graduate earnings, completion, online experience, track record and program reputation, with the cost at the in-state rate.
How Much Does a Criminal Justice Degree Cost in California?
Costs depend on the level. In 2023-24 tuition and required fees for a full-time resident came to a median $1,288 at the associate’s programs ($1,104 to $14,804), $8,190 at the bachelor’s programs ($6,818 to $50,670) and $13,515 at the master’s programs ($8,442 to $68,128). The national median for a ranked bachelor’s program is $14,184.
What Does California Require of New Police Officers?
A degree is not part of the minimum the rule sets. California requires a high school diploma, a GED or another approved equivalency test, or a two-year, four-year or advanced degree. A degree is not a peace officer license, and departments can ask for more than the minimum. 44 of 47 state and district rules set a diploma or GED minimum, and the full state-by-state comparison shows which ask for more.
What Do Police Officers Earn in California?
Police patrol work (SOC 33-3051) pays a median $118,880 a year in California, $42,670 above the national median of $76,210, by BLS’s May 2025 count. Elsewhere in the field, detectives and criminal investigators (SOC 33-3021) earn $124,840 and correctional officers and jailers (SOC 33-3012) $96,370.
Can You Earn a Criminal Justice Degree Online From a School in California?
Yes. 10 programs at 10 schools in California rank on the national online lists, and the online table above shows the highest-placed programs at each level with the price an online student from another state pays.
Other Criminal Justice Schools in California
87 more criminal justice schools in California conferred criminal justice degrees in 2023-24. Each is listed with what it confers and its federal tuition and graduation rate, starting with the school that conferred the most degrees. 81 of them confer associate’s degrees, the most common level in this list. A program needs at least five graduates at its level in 2023-24 to be ranked, so a small program appears with its figures and no score. A blank graduation rate means IPEDS lists none for that school. Graduation rates appear for the schools with undergraduate criminal justice degrees, because the federal rate describes undergraduates.
Other schools in California with criminal justice degrees, by degrees conferred. Every school here is public
School
Degrees conferred, 2023-24
In-state tuition and fees, a year
Graduation rate
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA
Associate’s 203
$1,238
33%
Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA
Associate’s 161
$1,126
46%
Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
Associate’s 142
$1,430
23%
Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA
Associate’s 138
$1,344
31%
Golden West College Huntington Beach, CA
Associate’s 127
$1,196
45%
Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA
Associate’s 124
$1,124
31%
Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
Associate’s 119
$1,556
27%
College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA
Associate’s 113
$1,394
33%
Fullerton College Fullerton, CA
Associate’s 105
$1,151
34%
Riverside City College Riverside, CA
Associate’s 103
$1,420
32%
Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA
Associate’s 93
$1,406
36%
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA
Associate’s 89
$1,270
26%
Grossmont College El Cajon, CA
Associate’s 86
$1,332
32%
El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA
Associate’s 81
$1,144
37%
Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA
Associate’s 75
$1,364
39%
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA
Associate’s 72
$1,425
32%
Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA
Associate’s 65
$1,180
41%
Butte College Oroville, CA
Associate’s 63
$1,336
32%
Merced College Merced, CA
Associate’s 61
$1,194
29%
College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA
Associate’s 58
$1,326
29%
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA
Associate’s 58
$1,234
36%
Hartnell College Salinas, CA
Associate’s 56
$1,404
30%
Reedley College Reedley, CA
Associate’s 51
$1,334
42%
Solano Community College Fairfield, CA
Associate’s 50
$1,172
34%
Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA
Associate’s 48
$1,156
36%
Tuition and fees are 2023-24 IPEDS figures; school prices were read between October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026.
Barstow Community College Barstow, CAAssociate’s 47$1,10433%
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino, CAAssociate’s 45$1,18522%
Cypress College Cypress, CAAssociate’s 43$1,14635%
Compton College Compton, CAAssociate’s 40$1,14232%
Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington, CAAssociate’s 40$1,23836%
Cabrillo College Aptos, CAAssociate’s 39$1,27038%
Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CAAssociate’s 38$1,23841%
West Valley College Saratoga, CAAssociate’s 38$1,49052%
Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CAAssociate’s 37$1,36643%
Porterville College Porterville, CAAssociate’s 37$1,40929%
Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CAAssociate’s 36$1,23831%
Gavilan College Gilroy, CAAssociate’s 35$1,50644%
Taft College Taft, CAAssociate’s 33$1,10834%
West Los Angeles College Culver City, CAAssociate’s 33$1,23821%
Norco College Norco, CAAssociate’s 32$1,42033%
Folsom Lake College Folsom, CAAssociate’s 31$1,28840%
Palomar College San Marcos, CAAssociate’s 31$1,35434%
Madera Community College Madera, CAAssociate’s 27$1,33433%
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CAAssociate’s 26$1,34044%
Yuba College Marysville, CAAssociate’s 26$1,12832%
Las Positas College Livermore, CAAssociate’s 25$1,16848%
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CAAssociate’s 25$1,23824%
Glendale Community College Glendale, CAAssociate’s 24$1,18133%
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles, CAAssociate’s 24$1,23834%
City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CAAssociate’s 23$1,69640%
Coalinga College Coalinga, CAAssociate’s 22$1,38442%
Merritt College Oakland, CAAssociate’s 22$1,16721%
Woodland Community College Woodland, CAAssociate’s 21$1,12437%
Ohlone College Fremont, CAAssociate’s 20$1,20255%
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest, CAAssociate’s 19$1,38426%
San Jose City College San Jose, CAAssociate’s 19$1,36632%
Institute of Technology Clovis, CAAssociate’s 1874%
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles, CAAssociate’s 18$1,23827%
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CAAssociate’s 18$1,18830%
Napa Valley College Napa, CAAssociate’s 16$1,15632%
Skyline College San Bruno, CAAssociate’s 16$1,33241%
Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree, CAAssociate’s 15$1,11438%
College of the Siskiyous Weed, CAAssociate’s 14$1,44430%
Mendocino College Ukiah, CAAssociate’s 14$1,42331%
San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario, CAAssociate’s 366%
Woodbury University Burbank, CABachelor’s 3$44,88655%
Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CAAssociate’s 2$1,18028%
Feather River Community College District Quincy, CAAssociate’s 2$1,46547%
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton, CABachelor’s 2$14,76050%
Abraham Lincoln University Glendale, CABachelor’s 1$9,120
ATA College El Cajon, CAAssociate’s 186%
San Diego Christian College Santee, CABachelor’s 1$26,30024%
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida, CAAssociate’s 161%
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia, CAAssociate’s 134%
More State Pages to Compare With California
Each tile opens another state’s page. The first two are in the West, the Census region of California, and every tile shows one figure from that state.
Sources for the California Figures
Awards, charges, completion and online enrollment: the Department of Education's IPEDS data:
IPEDS completions and distance education, 2023-24; IPEDS tuition and fees and per-credit charges, 2023-24; IPEDS
graduation rates; and IPEDS Outcome Measures and fall 2024 enrollment, from the 2024 provisional release.
Programs are counted under the criminal justice codes in the federal CIP 43.01 series.
Graduate earnings: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard,
field-of-study data for Criminal Justice and Corrections (CIP 43.01). Earnings are College Scorecard's median for the school's criminal justice and corrections graduates (federal field 43.01) at the level who received federal aid, four years after finishing, or one year after where that is the only figure Scorecard publishes. Scorecard reports a median only where enough graduates can be counted, and it covers every program the school reports in that field.
Program names, credit counts, formats, entry requirements and published prices: each school's own program pages, read between October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026.
