by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arizona, there were 5,400 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,977 and $25,501 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 933 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,456 and $20,530 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice and corrections in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona”.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookline College - Tucson landed the #1 spot on the list. Brookline College - Tucson is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brookline College - Tucson
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Western College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona. This medium-sized school is located in Yuma, Arizona, and it awarded 80 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and it awarded 164 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at AIU Online
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookline College - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. Brookline College - Tempe is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brookline College - Tempe
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cochise County Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona list. This small school is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it awarded 38 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Cochise College
Rio Salado College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 76 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Rio Salado College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Central Arizona College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking. Central Arizona College is located in Coolidge, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Pinal County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 502 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UOPX - Arizona
With a ranking of #9, Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona list. Estrella Mountain Community College is located in Avondale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Estrella Mountain Community College
Phoenix College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 27 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Arizona College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking. Thatcher, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Arizona College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Coconino Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #12. Coconino Community College is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Coconino Community College
Yavapai College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Yavapai College
Mesa Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona list. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mesa Community College
Paradise Valley Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona list. Paradise Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Paradise Valley Community College
Glendale Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona list. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Glendale Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Scottsdale Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking. Scottsdale Community College is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Scottsdale Community College
Pima Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona list. Pima County Community College District is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Pima County Community College District
South Mountain Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona list. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 2 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Mountain Community College
With a ranking of #20, Mohave Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona list. MCC is a public institution located in Kingman, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a public institution located in Chandler, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Chandler-Gilbert Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
GateWay Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking. GateWay Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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