2024 Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

If you pursue a associate degree in criminal justice, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #10 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 looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 89 associate degrees in criminal justice during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminal justice students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminal justice students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Schools

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 Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice in Arizona

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for criminal justice students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Arizona Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice

1

Arizona Western College
Yuma, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

78 Annual Graduates

Arizona Western College is a good choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in criminal justice. Located in the city of Yuma, AWC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice from Arizona Western College

2

Brookline College - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Brookline College - Tempe if you want to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice. Brookline College - Tempe is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.More information about a associate in criminal justice from Brookline College - Tempe

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	181
New Mexico	255	33
Oklahoma	222	42

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Criminal Justice Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	510
Criminal Justice Studies	215
Criminal Justice & Police Science	111
Corrections	6
Securities Services Administration/Management	2

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.