Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rio Salado College

Every criminal justice & corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Rio Salado College stacks up to those at other schools.

Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 17,362 students attend the school each year.

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

Rio Salado College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Rio Salado College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Rio Salado College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Rio Salado College.

Rio Salado College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

31% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

Rio Salado College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rio Salado College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science	54
Criminal Justice Studies	16
Corrections	6

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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 Rio Salado College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Accountants and Auditors	20,030	$69,190
Correctional Officers and Jailers	13,810	$44,150
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,320	$64,640
Computer Workers	9,150	$85,010
Managers	8,520	$101,630

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.

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