Bachelor's · Phoenix, Arizona
Is Criminal Justice and Corrections at University of Phoenix-Arizona worth it?
High confidence High confidence: 100+ graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 4.8 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $56,892
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $60,862
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $33,290
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $74k (likely $60k – $86k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $21k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in AZ
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 4.8 years (likely 4.0–5.7)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$81k (likely −$130k – −$27k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $155k (likely $79k – $228k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 21%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- 8.0% / 4.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
Change income, residency or loans Compare Criminal Justice and Corrections at other schools
⚖️ Getting ready in high school
Students heading toward law, government & society majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.
AP classes
- AP U.S. Government and Politics
- AP U.S. History
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
IB Higher Level
- History HL
- Global Politics HL
Build my roadmap 🗺️ Middle school to career, plus high schools near you that offer these classes.
Other majors at University of Phoenix-Arizona
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral)$137,458
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$131,365
- Management Information Systems and Services (Doctoral)$130,324
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities (Master's)$119,956
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Doctoral)$117,504
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$109,844
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral)$95,044
- Educational/Instructional Media Design (Doctoral)$92,765
- Computer Systems Analysis (Bachelor's)$91,484
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's)$88,995
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Graduate certificate)$88,537
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$86,449
Criminal Justice and Corrections at other schools in Arizona
- The University of Arizona Global Campus$60,144
- Arizona State University Campus Immersion$59,973
- Arizona State University Digital Immersion$59,973
- DeVry University-Arizona$58,145
- Grand Canyon University$55,600
- American InterContinental University System$45,672
- University of Arizona$41,409
- Brookline College-Phoenix$40,621
- Brookline College-Tempe$40,621