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

14 Colleges
1,329 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,927 Avg Cost*

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

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IndianaOut of the majors we analyze each year, criminal justice & corrections was ranked 7th in Indiana. In fact, 1,329 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 2.6% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Indiana ranking analyzed 14 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 Indiana

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

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Oakland City University
Oakland City, IN

Oakland City University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Indiana that are best for non-traditional criminal justice & corrections students. Oakland City is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Oakland City. Oakland City did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Indiana list.

The student loan default rate at Oakland City is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 187 students at Oakland City that take at least one class online. 225 of Oakland City students are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, IUPUI has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Indiana ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 11,579 students at IUPUI that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,671 part time students in attendance at IUPUI.

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Our rankings recognize Indiana University - Bloomington as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population. IU Bloomington also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Indiana list, coming in at #2.

About 1.4% of IU Bloomington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 18,013 students at IU Bloomington that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,256 part time students in attendance at IU Bloomington.

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Indiana University - East landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

The student loan default rate at IU East is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. 2,069 of IU East students are exclusively distance learners. 1,433 of IU East students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Southern Indiana as the #5 school in this year's rankings. USI is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Evansville. USI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Indiana list.

About 1.3% of USI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,774 students take at least one class online at USI. There are roughly 4,138 part time students in attendance at USI.

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Our rankings recognize Ball State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Ball State is a large public school located in the small city of Muncie. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Ball State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Indiana ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 7,100 students take at least one class online at Ball State. There are roughly 6,060 part time students in attendance at Ball State.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ball State University Report

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Southeast. Located in the large suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. Approximately 1,895 students take at least one class online at Indiana University - Southeast. About 1,544 of the students at Indiana University - Southeast are attending part time.

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Indiana University - Kokomo landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Kokomo, IU Kokomo is a public school with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at IU Kokomo is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,171 students at IU Kokomo that take at least one class online. 728 students are part time.

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Trine University
Angola, IN

Trine University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Trine also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Indiana rankings.

About 2.1% of Trine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 942 students at Trine that take at least one class online. 1,557 of Trine students are attending part time.

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Indiana University - South Bend earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of South Bend.

The student loan default rate at Indiana University - South Bend is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,224 students take at least one class online at Indiana University - South Bend. 1,438 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,345
Ohio 1,426
Illinois 1,658
Wisconsin 502

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

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