2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Arizona

If you pursue a associate degree in criminal justice, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #19 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 4 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the most popular for associate degree seekers in the field of criminal justice. Combined, these schools handed out 70 associate degrees in criminal justice to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in criminal justice matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Arizona ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for criminal justice, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice.

 

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice in Arizona

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Students Working on Their Associate

1

Arizona Western College
Yuma, AZ

62 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Arizona Western College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in criminal justice. Located in the small city of Yuma, AWC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in criminal justice in Arizona.

There were roughly 62 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at AWC in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in criminal justice from Arizona Western College

2

Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher, AZ

5 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Eastern Arizona College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in criminal justice. Eastern Arizona College is a small public college located in the remote town of Thatcher.

There were roughly 5 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Arizona College in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in criminal justice from Eastern Arizona College

3

Brookline College - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

3 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Brookline College - Tempe is a popular decision for students interested in an associate degree in criminal justice. Brookline College - Tempe is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the midsize city of Tempe. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in criminal justice in Arizona.

There were about 3 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Brookline College - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in criminal justice from Brookline College - Tempe

4

American InterContinental University - Online
Schaumburg, IL

American InterContinental University - Online is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in criminal justice. AIU Online is a large private for-profit university located in the rural area of Schaumburg. More information about a associate in criminal justice from American InterContinental University - Online

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	405	228
New Mexico	254	47
Oklahoma	230	63

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Criminal Justice Related Rankings by Major

Criminal Justice is one of 13 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	506
Criminal Justice Studies	247
Criminal Justice & Police Science	148
Corrections	13
Securities Services Administration/Management	7

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.