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

14 Colleges
1,527 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,824 Avg Cost*

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

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New JerseyIn <nil>, criminal justice & corrections students earned 1,527 bachelor's degrees from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 6th in the state. This means that 3.0% 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 New Jersey ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 New Jersey

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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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminal justice & corrections ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population. Rowan also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in New Jersey rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. 3,878 students are part time.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rowan University Report

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Kean University
Union, NJ

Kean University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Kean is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Union.

The student loan default rate at Kean is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,503 students take at least one class online at Kean. There are roughly 3,314 part time students in attendance at Kean.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in New Jersey list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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New Jersey City University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

About 4.2% of NJCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,077 students take at least one class online at NJCU. 2,199 students are part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Jersey City University

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The College of New Jersey earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing. As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCNJ, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in New Jersey ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 1,040 students take at least one class online at TCNJ. There are roughly 570 part time students in attendance at TCNJ.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at The College of New Jersey

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

The student loan default rate at FDU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. 325 students at FDU are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,986 part time students in attendance at FDU.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

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Our rankings recognize William Paterson University of New Jersey as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a medium-sized student population. William Paterson University also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in New Jersey list, coming in at #8.

About 2.6% of William Paterson University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,122 students take at least one class online at William Paterson University. About 3,144 of the students at William Paterson University are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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Berkeley College - Woodland Park comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Woodland Park.

About 4.6% of Berkeley College - Woodland Park students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,079 of Berkeley College - Woodland Park students are exclusively distance learners. 815 of Berkeley College - Woodland Park students are attending part time.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Berkeley College - Woodland Park Report

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Caldwell University
Caldwell, NJ

Caldwell University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Caldwell, Caldwell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Caldwell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in New Jersey list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. Approximately 497 students take at least one class online at Caldwell. 413 students are part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Caldwell University

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monmouth, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in New Jersey ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 1,584 students take at least one class online at Monmouth. 808 students are part time.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Monmouth University Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,973
Pennsylvania 2,285
Maryland 731
Delaware 117
District of Columbia 293

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Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

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