Criminal Justice and Corrections at Brookline College-Phoenix

Brookline College-Phoenix's criminal justice program lands right at Arizona's median for earnings but carries above-average debt—a pattern that becomes clearer when you look beyond the local market. While $31,295 starting salary beats half of Arizona programs (placing this at the 60th percentile statewide), it falls short of the national median by about $2,000. More concerning, graduates here carry $20,000 in debt compared to the $14,230 national median, meaning you're taking on 40% more debt than the typical program for below-average outcomes.

The earnings trajectory offers modest reassurance: graduates see their income rise to $33,000 by year four, which isn't dramatic growth but does reach the national benchmark eventually. Still, when Pima Community College graduates in the same field start at $42,096—nearly $11,000 more—the value gap becomes hard to ignore. That debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.64 is manageable but only if your child plans to stay in this field.

Important caveat: these numbers come from a very small graduating class, so individual results could vary significantly. For a family weighing cost against outcomes, this program asks you to pay premium tuition for middle-of-the-pack results. If your child is committed to criminal justice in Arizona, community college options deliver substantially better starting salaries with comparable debt levels.