2025 Best Criminology Schools in Arizona

Criminology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #80 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Criminology Schools in Arizona ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 275 degrees in criminology to qualified students.

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Pick Your Criminology Degree Level

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 Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Criminology in Arizona

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the criminology degree levels they offer.

Top Arizona Schools in Criminology

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

250 Criminology Degrees Awarded

$37,214 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in criminology has to take a look at Northern Arizona University. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, criminology degree recipients generally make an average of $37,214 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in criminology from Northern Arizona University

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

56.0% Growth in Graduates

Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in criminology. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe.More information about a degree in criminology from Arizona State University - Tempe

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	317	440
Oklahoma	257	24
New Mexico	219	83

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminology

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Criminology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminology	275

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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.