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

20 Colleges
1,856 Bachelor's Degrees
$23,457 Avg Cost*

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

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North CarolinaIn <nil>, criminal justice & corrections students earned 1,856 bachelor's degrees from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 8th in the state. This means that of the 51,219 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.6% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer a bachelor's in criminal justice. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminal justice & corrections programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice & corrections program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina

Check out the criminal justice programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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East Carolina University tops the 2021 list of our schools in North Carolina that are best for non-traditional criminal justice & corrections students. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population. ECU also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

About 1.7% of ECU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,522 students at ECU that take at least one class online. 7,199 students are part time.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Carolina University Report

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North Carolina Wesleyan College landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Rocky Mount, North Carolina Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at North Carolina Wesleyan College is lower than is typical, just 3.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 372 students at North Carolina Wesleyan College that take at least one class online. There are roughly 257 part time students in attendance at North Carolina Wesleyan College.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at North Carolina Wesleyan College Report

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Fayetteville State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

The student loan default rate at Fayetteville State University is lower than is typical, just 6.0% of students default in three years. 3,490 students at Fayetteville State University are exclusively online. About 2,619 of the students at Fayetteville State University are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fayetteville State University

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Lees - McRae College
Banner Elk, NC

Lees - McRae College earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Lees - McRae College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Banner Elk.

The student loan default rate at Lees - McRae College is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 176 students at Lees - McRae College are exclusively online. 32 students are part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lees - McRae College

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Appalachian State University. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Appalachian State also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at Appalachian State is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,639 students at Appalachian State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,303 part time students in attendance at Appalachian State.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Appalachian State University

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte. UNC Charlotte also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in North Carolina rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 16,634 students at UNC Charlotte that take at least one class online. 7,045 of UNC Charlotte students are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Carolina University. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee. WCU also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

About 2.3% of WCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,568 students at WCU that take at least one class online. 2,712 of WCU students are attending part time.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Carolina University Report

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North Carolina Central University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Durham. As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Carolina Central University, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in North Carolina ranking.

About 4.1% of North Carolina Central University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,054 students at North Carolina Central University that take at least one class online. 1,766 of North Carolina Central University students are attending part time.

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Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs. Gardner - Webb not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in North Carolina list.

The student loan default rate at Gardner - Webb is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 806 students at Gardner - Webb are exclusively online. About 1,304 of the students at Gardner - Webb are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Saint Augustine's University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. SAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Raleigh. SAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in North Carolina list.

About 390 of the students at SAU are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Augustine’s University

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,420
Georgia 1,380
Tennessee 893
Virginia 1,745
South Carolina 654
Kentucky 601
Alabama 924
Louisiana 511
Mississippi 370
Arkansas 423
West Virginia 904

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

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 20 schools only.

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