2025 Best Security Science and Technology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

If you plan on getting your associate degree in security science and technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #106 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for security science and technology students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 associate degrees in security science and technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on security science and technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other security science and technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for security science and technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized security science and technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for security science and technology students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Security Science and Technology Schools

The security science and technology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Security Science and Technology Associate Degree Schools in Arizona.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Security Science and Technology in Arizona

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in security science and technology.

Top Arizona Schools for an Associate in Security Science and Technology

1

Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ

10 Annual Graduates

Phoenix College is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in security science and technology. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in security science and technology from Phoenix College

2

Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ

13 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in security science and technology has to take a look at Mesa Community College. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in security science and technology from Mesa Community College

Best Security Science and Technology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Security Science and Technology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	200	15
Oklahoma	136	47

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Rankings in Majors Related to Security Science and Technology

Security Science and Technology is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Security Science and Technology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Forensic Science and Technology	44

Most Popular Majors Related to Security Science and Technology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1,388
Fire Protection	62
Homeland Security	35

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.