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Criminal Justice Studies at Mesa Community College

Criminal Justice Studies at Mesa Community College

If you plan to study criminal justice studies, take a look at what Mesa Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and approximately 16,948 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Mesa Community College Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Mesa Community College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Mesa Community College does offer online courses in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Mesa Community College Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Mesa Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at Mesa Community College.

Mesa Community College Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

81% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Mesa Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice studies graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mesa Community College with a associate's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Mesa Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Police and Detective Supervisors 3,020 $94,120
Correctional Officer Supervisors 1,620 $56,580
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 120 $62,550

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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