2025 Best Criminology Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

a master's degree in criminology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #130 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Criminology Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 master's degrees in criminology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 criminology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminology 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for criminology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Criminology Master's Degree Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminology in Arizona

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for criminology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Criminology

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

14 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you want to pursue a master's degree in criminology. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in criminology from Arizona State University - Tempe

2

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

10 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Northern Arizona University if you want to pursue a master's degree in criminology. NAU is a very large public university located in the city of Flagstaff.More information about a master’s in criminology from Northern Arizona University

Best Criminology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	49
Oklahoma	153	12
New Mexico	114	2

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Criminology Related Rankings by Major

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Criminology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminology	24

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.