2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking analyzed 86 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 Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 15% Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Excelsior University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional criminal justice & corrections students. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 0.9% of Excelsior University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 17,166 students take classes exclusively online at Excelsior University. All students are part time.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York. John Jay not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 1.5% of John Jay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,007 students take at least one class online at John Jay. About 4,186 of the students at John Jay are attending part time.
University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
About 1.2% of UMGC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 47,272 of UMGC students are exclusively distance learners. 45,251 students are part time.
University of Baltimore comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.
About 2.0% of UB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,325 students at UB are exclusively online. 1,851 students are part time.
California University of Pennsylvania earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Cal U is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. 2,821 students at Cal U are exclusively online. 2,171 students are part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Washington University. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. GWU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 5,340 students at GWU are exclusively online. 8,798 of GWU students are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Utica College. Located in the small city of Utica, Utica College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Utica College is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 1,998 of Utica College students are exclusively distance learners. 1,588 of Utica College students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Hilbert College as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Hamburg, Hilbert College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. Hilbert College also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
About 1.7% of Hilbert College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 54 of Hilbert College students are exclusively distance learners. About 33 of the students at Hilbert College are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Wilmington University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 9,747 students at Wilmington University are exclusively online. 9,527 of Wilmington University students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize West Chester University of Pennsylvania as the #10 school in this year's rankings. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester. WCUPA also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
About 1.2% of WCUPA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,464 students at WCUPA that take at least one class online. 3,854 of WCUPA students are attending part time.
Rowan University landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Rowan also did well on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.9% of Rowan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,269 students at Rowan that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,878 part time students in attendance at Rowan.
Monroe College landed the #12 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 1.2% of Monroe College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,421 of Monroe College students are exclusively distance learners. About 3,012 of the students at Monroe College are attending part time.
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The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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