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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

17 Colleges
5,111 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,506 Avg Cost*

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

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaCriminal Justice & Corrections is the #12 most popular major in California with 5,111 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that of the 51,219 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 10.0% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 California

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 has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminal justice & corrections ranking for non-traditional students. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

The student loan default rate at National University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 11,960 of National University students are exclusively distance learners. About 8,705 of the students at National University are attending part time.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sac State, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in California ranking.

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

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3

Our rankings recognize California State University - Stanislaus as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Turlock.

The student loan default rate at Stan State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,993 students take at least one class online at Stan State. There are roughly 2,273 part time students in attendance at Stan State.

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California State University - East Bay earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. 7,069 students at Cal State East Bay are exclusively online. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.

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5

San Jose State University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose. San Jose State also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in California list, coming in at #3.

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. About 9,800 of the students at San Jose State are attending part time.

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6

California State University - Fullerton comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton. Cal State Fullerton also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in California list, coming in at #4.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 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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California State University - Los Angeles comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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. There are roughly 5,425 part time students in attendance at Cal State LA.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Long Beach as the #8 school in this year's rankings. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach. CSULB also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in California rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. There are roughly 8,046 part time students in attendance at CSULB.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Dominguez Hills as the #9 school in this year's rankings. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carson.

The student loan default rate at CSUDH is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 13,048 students at CSUDH are exclusively online. About 4,819 of the students at CSUDH are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at California State University - Dominguez Hills

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California Baptist University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside. Cal Baptist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in California list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 3,638 students take at least one class online at Cal Baptist. About 2,045 of the students at Cal Baptist are attending part time.

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

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 345
Oregon 275
Nevada 393
Hawaii 112
Alaska 65

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*Avg Cost is for the top 17 schools only.

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