ADJ majors have a wide range of job opportunities. Options include professional positions in probation departments, law enforcement agencies, correctional institutions for juveniles or adults, parole offices or community treatment and service settings. You could become a correctional officer, an inspector or compliance officer, a paralegal, a law enforcement officer, a private investigator, or a lawyer. And in a broader sense, ADJ helps you lay a solid academic foundation for law school.
Starting salaries can range from $30,000 to $50,000 annually but tend to be higher in metropolitan areas.