2024 Best Criminal Justice Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

If you pursue a master's degree in criminal justice, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #69 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 348 master's degrees in criminal justice to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminal justice students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminal justice students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Master's Degree Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminal Justice in Arizona

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for criminal justice students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Criminal Justice

1

Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

163 Annual Graduates

Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in criminal justice. ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Arizona State University - Skysong

2

University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

185 Annual Graduates

University of Phoenix - Arizona is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from University of Phoenix - Arizona

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	542	139
Oklahoma	257	22

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	126

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.