Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Arizona
45 schools in Arizona teach this, at certificate or associate level. 15 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $49,937 at Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
What this work pays in Arizona
Security Guards in Arizona earn a median of $38,290 a year across 29,820 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $54,970 | 14,230 |
| Compliance Officers | $74,920 | 12,430 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $78,880 | 12,010 |
| Managers, All Other | $129,870 | 8,540 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $50,150 | 7,560 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler | Undergraduate certificate | — | $49,937 (12 grads) | 19 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Undergraduate certificate | — | $47,260 (19 grads) | 48 |
| Rio Salado College Tempe | Undergraduate certificate | — | $41,884 (57 grads) | 1,093 |
| Phoenix College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | $39,009 (21 grads) | 31 |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix | Associate's degree | $22,625 | $34,273 (672 grads) | 546 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (12 grads) | 24 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (12 grads) | 32 |
| Pima Community College Tucson | Associate's degree | $4,500 | $26,353 (36 grads) | 9 |
| Brookline College-Phoenix Phoenix | Associate's degree | $19,397 | $26,077 (102 grads) | — |
| Brookline College-Tempe Tempe | Associate's degree | $19,397 | $26,077 (102 grads) | 11 |
| Brookline College-Tucson Tucson | Associate's degree | $19,397 | $26,077 (102 grads) | 3 |
| American InterContinental University System Chandler | Associate's degree | $22,625 | $25,542 (168 grads) | 292 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Associate's degree | — | $24,421 (15 grads) | 28 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Associate's degree | — | $24,267 (39 grads) | 65 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale | Associate's degree | — | $23,693 (16 grads) | 44 |
| Carrington College-Phoenix North Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | $8,225 | not published | — |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 44 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Coconino Community College Flagstaff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Coconino Community College Flagstaff | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 110 |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Phoenix College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Pima Community College Tucson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Rio Salado College Tempe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 78 |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| South Mountain Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| South Mountain Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Criminal Justice and Corrections — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.