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Corrections Schools near Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI (population: 606,508) has ten corrections schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Saint Xavier University, the highest ranked school in this group 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 Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis area alone, there are 730 employed mental health and substance abuse social workers earning an average salary of $43,460. Correctional officers and jailers in this area earn $47,720/yr and there are 620 employed.

Milwaukee lies in Milwaukee county, which is one of the 34 counties in Wisconsin. Overall, the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis area has 817,060 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.0% unemployment rate, $21.19/hr average worker wage, and a $44,080 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.758 out of every 1000 jobs in Milwaukee are held by correctional officers and jailers, and 0.887/1000 are held by mental health and substance abuse social workers.

Of the 10 corrections schools with a 100-mile radius of Milwaukee, only 3 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 Triton College as the lowest, reported at only $2,479/yr.

Corrections Programs near Milwaukee

Saint Xavier University

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Taylor Business Institute

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Moraine Park Technical College

• Corrections
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Elgin Community College

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

College of Lake County

• Corrections
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Baker College of Muskegon

• Corrections
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Triton College

• Corrections Administration
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Rasmussen College-Rockford

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Muskegon Community College

• Corrections
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

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