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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

27 Colleges
6,371 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,832 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

This year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice & corrections programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice & corrections program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1
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National University
San Diego, CA

National University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional criminal justice & corrections students. Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 1.1% of National University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 11,960 of National University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 8,705 part time students in attendance at National University.

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Our rankings recognize Washington State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population. Wazzu also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at Wazzu is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. About 4,985 of the students at Wazzu are attending part time.

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3

California State University - Sacramento earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. There are roughly 7,378 part time students in attendance at Sac State.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at California State University - Sacramento Report

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Stanislaus as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 1.0% of Stan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,993 students take at least one class online at Stan State. 2,273 of Stan State students are attending part time.

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Chaminade University of Honolulu comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Honolulu, Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Chaminade University of Honolulu also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at Chaminade University of Honolulu is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 781 students take at least one class online at Chaminade University of Honolulu. 433 students are part time.

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6

California State University - East Bay earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

About 1.3% of Cal State East Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.

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San Jose State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population. San Jose State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Far Western US Region list.

About 0.9% of San Jose State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,800 part time students in attendance at San Jose State.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at San Jose State University Report

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California State University - Fullerton comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population. Cal State Fullerton not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Far Western US Region list.

About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. 10,634 of Cal State Fullerton students are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Los Angeles. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 1.7% of Cal State LA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,268 students take at least one class online at Cal State LA. 5,425 of Cal State LA students are attending part time.

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Central Washington University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. CWU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

About 1.8% of CWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. 1,565 of CWU students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students criminal justice & corrections schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,151
Washington 345
Oregon 275
Nevada 393
Hawaii 112
Alaska 65

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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