11 Highest Paying Jobs with A Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

6. Corrections Officer – $57,970 per year

A corrections officer is not a profile for everyone, because – apart of having a formal education – the person for this position needs to have a strong character, with a high sense of moral and the power to be authoritative. The main job of correction officers is to handle arrested persons, and that means a broad area of work. They often work in courthouses, federal and state prisons, and juvenile detention centers. The annual pay of corrections officers putts this profile at No.6 of our list.