Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Phoenix - Arizona

If you plan to study criminal justice and corrections, take a look at what University of Phoenix - Arizona has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 89,763 students attend the school each year. Of the 12,925 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Phoenix - Arizona in 2021, 805 of them were criminal justice and corrections majors.

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.

UOPX - Arizona Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UOPX - Arizona

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UOPX - Arizona offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UOPX - Arizona Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at UOPX - Arizona compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at UOPX - Arizona is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	3
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Basic Certificate Schools	67
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	146
	165

In 2021, 185 students received their master’s degree in criminal justice from UOPX - Arizona. This makes it the #5 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from UOPX - Arizona Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UOPX - Arizona is $39,195. This is 15% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UOPX - Arizona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of Phoenix - Arizona.

UOPX - Arizona Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Phoenix - Arizona with a associate's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	146
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	141
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	150

UOPX - Arizona Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

Of the 805 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from UOPX - Arizona in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Phoenix - Arizona with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	192
Hispanic or Latino	139
White	191
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	275

UOPX - Arizona Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Phoenix - Arizona with a master's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

UOPX - Arizona also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 University of Phoenix - Arizona.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.