2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region ranking analyzed 44 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 the Southwest Region
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
Sam Houston State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional criminal justice & corrections students. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville. SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at SHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. 6,353 students are part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sam Houston State University Report
University of Phoenix - Arizona comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
About 2.6% of UOPX - Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 85,576 students at UOPX - Arizona are exclusively online.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Phoenix - Arizona
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Houston - Downtown. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the city of Houston.
About 0.3% of UH Downtown students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,159 students take at least one class online at UH Downtown. There are roughly 8,391 part time students in attendance at UH Downtown.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Houston - Downtown Report
Lamar University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.
The student loan default rate at Lamar University is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 9,710 students at Lamar University are exclusively online. About 10,969 of the students at Lamar University are attending part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lamar University Report
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.4% of UT Arlington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. 22,217 students are part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Texas at Arlington Report
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Texas State University. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population. Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at Texas State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,921 students at Texas State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,642 part time students in attendance at Texas State.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas State University
Our rankings recognize Tarleton State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. 6,360 of Tarleton students are exclusively distance learners. 4,832 students are part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tarleton State University Report
Grand Canyon University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 79,865 students at Grand Canyon University are exclusively online. 80,777 of Grand Canyon University students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Oklahoma Norman Campus as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population. University of Oklahoma not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at University of Oklahoma is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,082 part time students in attendance at University of Oklahoma.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of North Texas earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNT not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 20,194 students take at least one class online at UNT. 12,105 of UNT students are attending part time.
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