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

13 Colleges
1,534 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,378 Avg Cost*

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

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in OhioWith 1,534 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, criminal justice & corrections is the #12 most popular major in Ohio. This means that 3.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio

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

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Union Institute & University has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminal justice & corrections ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Union has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Ohio ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 624 of Union students are exclusively distance learners. 408 of Union students are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population. UC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Ohio list.

The student loan default rate at UC is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 17,465 students at UC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,255 part time students in attendance at UC.

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Ashland University
Ashland, OH

Our rankings recognize Ashland University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Ashland. Ashland not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Ohio list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 1,358 of Ashland students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,993 part time students in attendance at Ashland.

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Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH

Our rankings recognize Tiffin University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 1,139 of Tiffin University students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,196 of the students at Tiffin University are attending part time.

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University of Toledo earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Toledo has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Ohio ranking.

About 2.9% of University of Toledo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,626 students take at least one class online at University of Toledo. There are roughly 3,535 part time students in attendance at University of Toledo.

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Our rankings recognize Kent State University at Kent as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Ohio list.

The student loan default rate at Kent State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. 6,651 of Kent State students are attending part time.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Ohio list.

The student loan default rate at BGSU is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,353 students at BGSU that take at least one class online. 4,329 students are part time.

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Baldwin Wallace University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Baldwin Wallace College also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Ohio list, coming in at #4.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 1,132 students take at least one class online at Baldwin Wallace College. 285 of Baldwin Wallace College students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Dayton as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton. UDayton also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Ohio list, coming in at #3.

About 0.5% of UDayton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,652 students take at least one class online at UDayton. There are roughly 1,171 part time students in attendance at UDayton.

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Muskingum University
New Concord, OH

Muskingum University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of New Concord, Muskingum is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Muskingum did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Ohio list.

The student loan default rate at Muskingum is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 618 students at Muskingum are exclusively online. About 604 of the students at Muskingum are attending 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 Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,345
Illinois 1,658
Indiana 1,444
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 13 schools only.

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