2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
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Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 44 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice & corrections programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the criminal justice & corrections program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying criminal justice.
Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Sam Houston State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional criminal justice & corrections students. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville. SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region list.
About 1.2% of SHSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. There are roughly 6,353 part time students in attendance at SHSU.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sam Houston State University Report
University of Phoenix - Arizona comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
About 2.6% of UOPX - Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 85,576 of UOPX - Arizona students are exclusively distance learners.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Houston - Downtown. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The student loan default rate at UH Downtown is lower than is typical, just 0.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,159 students at UH Downtown that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,391 part time students in attendance at UH Downtown.
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Lamar University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Lamar University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
The student loan default rate at Lamar University is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 9,710 students at Lamar University are exclusively online. 10,969 students are part time.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Arlington. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. 22,217 of UT Arlington students are attending part time.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Texas at Arlington
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas State University. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. 8,642 of Texas State students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Tarleton State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
About 2.3% of Tarleton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,360 students at Tarleton are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,832 part time students in attendance at Tarleton.
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Grand Canyon University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Grand Canyon University is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 79,865 of Grand Canyon University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 80,777 part time students in attendance at Grand Canyon University.
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Our rankings recognize University of Oklahoma Norman Campus as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population. University of Oklahoma not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region list.
About 1.2% of University of Oklahoma students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,082 part time students in attendance at University of Oklahoma.
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University of North Texas earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population. UNT not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region list.
About 1.8% of UNT students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. About 12,105 of the students at UNT are attending part time.
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