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

13 Colleges
1,738 Bachelor's Degrees
$29,559 Avg Cost*

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

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in VirginiaOut of the majors we analyze each year, criminal justice & corrections was ranked 9th in Virginia. In fact, 1,738 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.4% of all the criminal justice bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Virginia ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Virginia

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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George Mason University has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminal justice & corrections ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population. GMU also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Virginia list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. About 12,712 of the students at GMU are attending part time.

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Virginia Commonwealth University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a very large student population. VCU also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,039 students at VCU that take at least one class online. 5,055 students are part time.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Liberty University also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Virginia list, coming in at #7.

About 2.0% of Liberty University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 79,906 of Liberty University students are exclusively distance learners. 41,876 students are part time.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Liberty University Report

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Radford University
Radford, VA

Radford University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford. Radford also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Virginia list, coming in at #5.

About 1.8% of Radford students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,017 students take at least one class online at Radford. There are roughly 2,252 part time students in attendance at Radford.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Radford University

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Marymount University
Arlington, VA

Marymount University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Marymount also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Virginia list, coming in at #6.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 1,541 students take at least one class online at Marymount. About 1,009 of the students at Marymount are attending part time.

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach. Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Virginia list.

About 1.8% of Regent students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 8,499 students at Regent are exclusively online. There are roughly 5,924 part time students in attendance at Regent.

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Bluefield College
Bluefield, VA

Bluefield College comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Bluefield, Bluefield College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.4%. 382 students at Bluefield College are exclusively online. 151 students are part time.

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Longwood University
Farmville, VA

The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Longwood University. Located in the town of Farmville, Longwood is a public college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Longwood has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Virginia ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. 904 of Longwood students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,338 part time students in attendance at Longwood.

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Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Winchester, Shenandoah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Shenandoah also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Virginia list, coming in at #3.

About 1.6% of Shenandoah students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,141 students at Shenandoah that take at least one class online. 1,334 students are part time.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Shenandoah University Report

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Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VA

Virginia Wesleyan University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, VWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. VWU also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Virginia rankings.

About 2.0% of VWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 186 students at VWU are exclusively online. There are roughly 196 part time students in attendance at VWU.

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

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 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
North Carolina 1,831
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 13 schools only.

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