Criminal Justice Schools in Arizona

In 2021-2022, 5,208 students earned their Criminal Justice degrees in AZ.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Majors in Arizona

Criminal Justice majors in the state tend to have the following degree levels:

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	1,947
Associate Degree	1,280
Award Taking Less Than 1 Year	1,164
Award Taking 1 to 2 Years	325
Award Taking 2 to 4 Years	325

Gender Distribution

In Arizona, a criminal justice major is more popular with women than with men.

Racial Distribution

The racial distribution of criminal justice majors in Arizona is as follows:

• Asian: 1.6%
• Black or African American: 13.3%
• Hispanic or Latino: 32.9%
• White: 32.8%
• Non-Resident Alien: 0.3%
• Other Races: 19.1%

Jobs for Criminal Justice Grads in Arizona

There are 86,790 people in the state and 4,117,080 people in the nation working in criminal justice jobs.

Wages for Criminal Justice Jobs in Arizona

A typical salary for a criminal justice grad in the state is $62,550, compared to a typical salary of $72,390 nationwide.

Criminal Justice Careers in AZ

Some of the careers criminal justice majors go into include:

Job Title	AZ Job Growth	AZ Median Salary
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	14%	$46,620
Private Detectives and Investigators	10%	$52,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	7%	$65,220
Police and Detective Supervisors	7%	$92,580
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	2%	$83,730
Bailiffs	0%	$32,920
Correctional Officers and Jailers	-5%	$43,110
Correctional Officer Supervisors	-5%	$51,220

View Nationwide Criminal Justice Report

References

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.