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2024 Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Arizona

6 Colleges in Arizona
491 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in criminal justice studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #16 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of criminal justice studies. Combined, these schools handed out 491 degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School

Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Arizona The criminal justice studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminal Justice Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Criminal Justice Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Criminal Justice Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Criminal Justice Studies
Master's Degrees in Criminal Justice Studies

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Criminal Justice Studies in Arizona

The schools below may not offer all types of criminal justice studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Arizona Schools in Criminal Justice Studies

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
126 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Grand Canyon University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 126 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In AZ
20.8% Growth in Graduates

Rio Salado College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in criminal justice studies. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #630 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rio Salado College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 24 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Rio Salado College in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AZ
53 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Glendale Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in criminal justice studies. Glendale Community College is a large public college located in the suburb of Glendale. This college ranks 18th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 53 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Glendale Community College in the most recent data year.

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Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ
51 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Phoenix College is a good option for students interested in a degree in criminal justice studies. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Phoenix. This college ranks 16th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were roughly 51 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Phoenix College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Yavapai College
Prescott, AZ
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AZ
44.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Prescott, Yavapai College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 21st out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 29 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Yavapai College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In AZ

Pima County Community College District is a large public college located in the large city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #766 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pima County Community College District is a great college overall.

There were about 17 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Pima County Community College District in the most recent data year.

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Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 5,472
Oklahoma 565 160
New Mexico 416 344

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Criminal Justice Studies is one of 21 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice 1,881
Criminal Justice & Police Science 1,174
Corrections 1,008
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 554
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 168
Securities Services Administration/Management 72
Juvenile Corrections 39
Corrections Administration 7
Protective Services Operations 5
Security & Loss Prevention Services 1

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