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Criminal Justice at Arizona Western College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Criminal Justice, consider the program at Arizona Western College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Arizona Western College is in Yuma, AZ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 69 criminal justice graduations were recorded at Arizona Western College.

Studying Online at Arizona Western College

Online coursework is an option at Arizona Western College. Of 8,964 students, 2,226 (25%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,624 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Criminal Justice graduates at Arizona Western College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Criminal Justice graduates at Arizona Western College are 59% women (41) and 41% men (28).

Criminal Justice Associate’s Program at Arizona Western College

Among the 69 associate’s criminal justice degrees awarded at Arizona Western College, 59% were women (41) and 41% were men (28).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Arizona Western College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	63
Black / African American	2
American Indian / Alaska Native	1

Minority students account for 96% of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Arizona Western College, higher than the national average of 70%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Students who finish Criminal Justice program at Arizona Western College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Criminal Justice graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.