Criminal Justice and Corrections at Remington College-Shreveport Campus

Remington College-Shreveport graduates earn roughly $31,800 after completing this criminal justice degree—about $6,000 below the national median for the field and $1,700 below Louisiana's median. More concerning is the $48,338 in typical student debt, nearly double what graduates at other Louisiana programs carry and almost twice the national median. That debt load means graduates owe roughly 1.5 times their first-year salary, and earnings actually slip slightly by year four rather than growing.

Within Louisiana's criminal justice programs, the numbers tell a stark story. While Remington ranks near the middle for earnings (40th percentile), its graduates carry debt levels that bottom out the state rankings (5th percentile—meaning 95% of programs burden students with less debt). Compare this to Louisiana State University-Alexandria, where graduates earn $8,000 more annually, or even to statewide peers who typically graduate with about $29,700 in debt—nearly $19,000 less. The 91% Pell grant rate indicates the program primarily serves students who can least afford this debt-to-earnings imbalance.

For families considering this program, the math is challenging: paying down nearly $50,000 in debt on a $32,000 salary leaves little room for error. Unless law enforcement agencies in your area specifically recruit from Remington or you have significant scholarship support, Louisiana's public universities offer substantially better value in this field.