by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study corrections and criminal justice, other. at the Bachelor’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. The list below highlights 21 programs ranked on how well they support veterans pursuing corrections and criminal justice, other., using our 2026 methodology.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. So you can compare your options, College Factual reviewed colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Here are the top-ranked corrections and criminal justice, other. colleges for veterans:
Leading the list is University of Alabama at Birmingham, our #1 corrections and criminal justice, other. college for veterans. University of Alabama at Birmingham scores 87.7 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0. Read more about corrections and criminal justice, other. at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Southern New Hampshire University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best corrections and criminal justice, other. colleges for veterans. Southern New Hampshire University scores 83.3 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full corrections and criminal justice, other. report for Southern New Hampshire University
Oakland University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best corrections and criminal justice, other. colleges for veterans. Oakland University scores 80.8 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about corrections and criminal justice, other. at Oakland University
University of Alaska Anchorage came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the best corrections and criminal justice, other. colleges for veterans. University of Alaska Anchorage scores 80.2 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. More about the corrections and criminal justice, other. program at University of Alaska Anchorage
Albany State University came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the best corrections and criminal justice, other. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 78.9 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full corrections and criminal justice, other. report for Albany State University
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice came in at #6 for veteran corrections and criminal justice, other. students this year. It scores 77.5 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about corrections and criminal justice, other. at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot for veterans pursuing corrections and criminal justice, other.. The school's overall veterans score is 77.2 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full corrections and criminal justice, other. report for Sam Houston State University
Savannah State University placed #8 among the best corrections and criminal justice, other. colleges for veterans. It scores 74.0 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about corrections and criminal justice, other. at Savannah State University
University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #9 spot for veterans pursuing corrections and criminal justice, other.. It scores 72.3 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about corrections and criminal justice, other. at University of Alaska Fairbanks
Keene State College came in at #10 for veteran corrections and criminal justice, other. students this year. It scores 72.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 33.3. More about the corrections and criminal justice, other. program at Keene State College
Cameron University came in at #11 for veteran corrections and criminal justice, other. students this year. Cameron University scores 70.1 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. Read more about corrections and criminal justice, other. at Cameron University
Keystone College ranked #12 on our 2026 list of the best corrections and criminal justice, other. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 69.0 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about corrections and criminal justice, other. at Keystone College
Chadron State College came in at #13 for veteran corrections and criminal justice, other. students this year. Chadron State College scores 67.0 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 33.3. More about the corrections and criminal justice, other. program at Chadron State College
Anderson University came in at #14 for veteran corrections and criminal justice, other. students this year. Anderson University scores 65.4 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 80.8, with a veteran-resources score of 33.3. More about the corrections and criminal justice, other. program at Anderson University
Northeastern University landed the #15 spot for veterans pursuing corrections and criminal justice, other.. Northeastern University scores 64.7 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 43.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the corrections and criminal justice, other. program at Northeastern University
New Jersey City University landed the #16 spot for veterans pursuing corrections and criminal justice, other.. The school's overall veterans score is 62.4 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 33.3. Read more about corrections and criminal justice, other. at New Jersey City University
Utica University landed the #17 spot for veterans pursuing corrections and criminal justice, other.. It scores 61.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the corrections and criminal justice, other. program at Utica University
Montana State University-Northern ranked #18 on our 2026 list of the best corrections and criminal justice, other. colleges for veterans. It scores 59.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 33.3. Read more about corrections and criminal justice, other. at Montana State University-Northern
Fisher College placed #19 among the best corrections and criminal justice, other. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 56.2 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 77.5, and veteran resources 33.3. Read more about corrections and criminal justice, other. at Fisher College
Merrimack College came in at #20 for veteran corrections and criminal justice, other. students this year. It scores 46.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 52.4, and veteran resources 0.0. Read more about corrections and criminal justice, other. at Merrimack College
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez landed the #21 spot for veterans pursuing corrections and criminal justice, other.. It scores 18.3 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Read more about corrections and criminal justice, other. at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
We measure this ranking on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying corrections and criminal justice, other.: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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