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Corrections Schools in Chicago

Chicago, IL (population: 2,878,948) has two corrections schools within its city limits. Saint Xavier University, the highest ranked school in the city with a corrections program, has a total student population of 5,028. It is the 348th highest ranked school in the USA and the 11th highest in the state of Illinois (#1 is Northwestern University).

Corrections students from Chicago schools who go on to become correctional counselors, corrections officers, jailers, probation officers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 455,350 people working as correctional officers and jailers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $42,610. Also, Mental health and substance abuse social workers make on average $41,350 per year and there are about 127,140 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area alone, there are 3,740 employed mental health and substance abuse social workers earning an average salary of $42,410. Correctional officers and jailers in this area earn $54,950/yr and there are 4,630 employed.

Chicago lies in Cook county, which is one of the 49 counties in Illinois. Overall, the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area has 3,669,800 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,910 average annual salary. Thus, about 1 out of every 1000 jobs in Chicago are held by correctional officers and jailers, and 1/1000 are held by mental health and substance abuse social workers.

Of the 2 corrections schools in Chicago, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Saint Xavier University comes out as the most expensive ($17,993/yr) for corrections students, with Taylor Business Institute as the lowest, reported at only $16,476/yr.

Corrections Programs in Chicago

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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