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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$2,130 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,685 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, criminal justice and corrections was ranked 7th in Arizona. In fact, 3,363 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for criminal justice students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona

Check out the criminal justice undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Our analysis found Rio Salado College to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arizona. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rio Salado College are $2,070 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at Rio Salado College accumulate an average of around $14,169 in student debt.

Rio Salado College also took the #4 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona rankings.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rio Salado College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a large student population.

Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $2,250 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Pima County Community College District take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,972.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Pima Community College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cochise County Community College District is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cochise College are $2,184 a year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Cochise County Community College District

Out of the 4 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

Glendale Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,644
Oklahoma 655
New Mexico 571

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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