by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona” ranking - to help you make that 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,914 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,087 and $27,181 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American InterContinental University - Online. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona. AIU Online is located in Schaumburg, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 227 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at AIU Online
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brookline College - Tucson. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona. Brookline College - Tucson is a small school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 5 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Brookline College - Tucson Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 805 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona list. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 262 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Arizona State University - Skysong
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 373 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at ASU - Tempe
Brookline College - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brookline College - Tempe
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 168 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Arizona Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Grand Canyon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 293 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Grand Canyon University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Aspen University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Aspen University
Ottawa University - Phoenix came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 1 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ottawa University - Phoenix
With a ranking of #11, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona list. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 3 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
DeVry University - Arizona landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arizona ranking. DeVry University - Arizona is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at DeVry University - Arizona
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