Criminal Justice Schools In Arizona
Arizona has 40 accredited criminal justice schools where criminal justice faculty who teach criminal justice classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of criminal justice and criminal justice training in Arizona, which includes criminal justice training at the following levels:
- Criminal Justice Certificate
- Associates degree in Criminal Justice
- Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice
- Masters degree in Criminal Justice
- PhD degree in Criminal Justice
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Professional Trends
Arizona Vs. National Criminal Justice Employment
| Arizona | 45,880 |
| National | 1,897,220 |
Of all of the criminal justice professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Arizona.
Employment Growth for Criminal justice professionals In Arizona
| 42,520 | 45,950 | 49,220 | 48,860 | 45,270 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of criminal justice professionals is growing in Arizona. In Arizona, 2,750 more criminal justice professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of criminal justice has grown by 6% in Arizona. This growth is faster than the change in the number of criminal justice professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of criminal justice professionals has grown by 2% from 2006 to 2010.
Criminal Justice VS. All Professions salaries in Arizona
| $40,334 | $40,775 | $41,091 | $40,784 | $42,877 |
| $42,177 | $43,423 | $45,140 | $46,513 | $48,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Criminal Justice
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of criminal justice professionals is growing, the salaries paid to criminal justice professionals are increasing in Arizona. In 2006 criminal justice professionals made a mean salary of $40,334 per year, and in 2010 they made $42,877 per year.
Salary percentiles for Criminal justice professionals in Arizona
10th percentile |
$30,148 |
25th percentile |
$35,020 |
50th percentile |
$41,258 |
75th percentile |
$49,087 |
90th percentile |
$59,290 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 6%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 97% pay differential between the highest paid criminal justice professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of criminal justice in Arizona.
Average Salaries for Criminal justice professionals and related professions in Arizona
Criminal Justice |
$42,867 |
Criminology |
$66,980 |
Forensic Science |
$54,580 |
Homeland Security |
$42,393 |
Paralegal |
$44,335 |
In Arizona, criminal justice professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Criminal Justice programs available for each degree type for all schools in Arizona
associate |
35 |
bachelor |
23 |
master |
6 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
30 |
| Total | 95 |
As the number of criminal justice professionals is increasing in Arizona state, the number of students graduating from the 40 accredited criminal justice schools in Arizona state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 3,884 criminal justice graduates from criminal justice courses in Arizona and in 2010 there were 3,740 graduates.
This represents a 4% decrease in the number of criminal justice degree or certificate school graduates in Arizona state. A majority of these graduates, or 37%, graduated with a associate's degree in criminal justice.