2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In <nil>, 51,219 bachelor's degrees were awarded to students with this major.
For this year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 453 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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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying criminal justice.
Top 25 Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Union Institute & University has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminal justice & corrections ranking for non-traditional students. Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati. 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 ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 624 students at Union are exclusively online. 408 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Central Christian College of Kansas as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of McPherson, Central Christian College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Central Christian College also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections ranking.
The student loan default rate at Central Christian College is lower than is typical, just 3.6% of students default in three years. 268 students at Central Christian College are exclusively online. 74 of Central Christian College students are attending part time.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Christian College of Kansas
Bethel University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 3.5% of Bethel students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,747 students at Bethel are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,872 part time students in attendance at Bethel.
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Our rankings recognize Excelsior University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit college 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. There are approximately 17,166 students at Excelsior University and they are all exclusively distance learners. All students are part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Excelsior University Report
George Mason University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. GMU also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 students are part time.
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, John Jay also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 7,007 students take at least one class online at John Jay. 4,186 students are part time.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Sam Houston State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, SHSU also did well on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.2% of SHSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,795 students at SHSU that take at least one class online. 6,353 students are part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sam Houston State University Report
Walden University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at Walden University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 27,673 of Walden University students are attending part time.
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University of New Haven landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of New Haven also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections ranking.
The student loan default rate at University of New Haven is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,526 students at University of New Haven that take at least one class online. About 1,053 of the students at University of New Haven are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland Global Campus. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
The student loan default rate at UMGC is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 47,272 of UMGC students are exclusively distance learners. 45,251 of UMGC students are attending part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Maryland Global Campus Report
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Capella University. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
About 1.1% of Capella University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 30,933 of Capella University students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Saint Leo University as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. St. Leo University excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections list.
About 2.6% of St. Leo University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,380 of St. Leo University students are exclusively distance learners. 2,071 students are part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Leo University Report
Southern New Hampshire University comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
The student loan default rate at SNHU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 138,672 of SNHU students are exclusively distance learners. 102,147 of SNHU students are attending part time.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern New Hampshire University
Florida State University earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee. Florida State also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. 8,311 of Florida State students are attending part time.
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American Public University System landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
About 2.4% of American Military University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 48,298 students take classes exclusively online at American Military University. 45,236 students are part time.
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National University landed the #16 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. 11,960 of National University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 8,705 part time students in attendance at National University.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at National University Report
Our rankings recognize University of Baltimore as the #17 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 2,325 of UB students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,851 part time students in attendance at UB.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Baltimore Report
Our rankings recognize Curry College as the #18 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Milton, Curry is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Curry is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. 237 students at Curry are exclusively online. 387 of Curry students are attending part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Curry College Report
Our rankings recognize Westfield State University as the #19 school in this year's rankings. Westfield is a small public school located in the suburb of Westfield. Westfield also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
About 1.3% of Westfield students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,052 students at Westfield that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,138 part time students in attendance at Westfield.
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Our rankings recognize University of Cincinnati - Main Campus as the #20 school in this year's rankings. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati. UC also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections rankings.
About 1.7% of UC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 17,465 students take at least one class online at UC. 10,255 students are part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report
Champlain College earned the #21 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Champlain also did well on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Champlain is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 1,570 students are part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Champlain College Report
Our rankings recognize California University of Pennsylvania as the #22 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 2.1% of Cal U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,821 of Cal U students are exclusively distance learners. 2,171 of Cal U students are attending part time.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul comes in at #23 in this year's ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 3,352 of Concordia University, Saint Paul students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,261 part time students in attendance at Concordia University, Saint Paul.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell earned the #24 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMass Lowell also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections rankings.
The student loan default rate at UMass Lowell is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. 5,042 students at UMass Lowell are exclusively online. There are roughly 5,980 part time students in attendance at UMass Lowell.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona earned the #25 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at UOPX - Arizona is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. 85,576 of UOPX - Arizona students are exclusively distance learners.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report
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