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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

47 Colleges
2,785 Bachelor's Degrees
$22,390 Avg Cost*

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

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

For this year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 47 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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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States 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

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Central Christian College of Kansas has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminal justice & corrections ranking for non-traditional students. Central Christian College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McPherson. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Central Christian College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Plains States Region list.

About 3.6% of Central Christian College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 268 of Central Christian College students are exclusively distance learners. 74 students are part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Christian College of Kansas

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Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

Walden University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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. About 27,673 of the students at Walden University are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Walden University

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at Capella University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. All 38,716 students take classes exclusively online at Capella University. 30,933 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Concordia University, Saint Paul as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Concordia University, Saint Paul is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 3,352 students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are exclusively online. About 1,261 of the students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are attending part time.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

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University of Nebraska at Omaha earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha. UNOMAHA also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Plains States Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UNOMAHA is lower than is typical, just 0.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,191 students take at least one class online at UNOMAHA. 4,328 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Saint Mary's University of Minnesota as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU MN, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Plains States Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at SMU MN is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 1,839 students at SMU MN are exclusively online. 1,444 students are part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

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Peru State College landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. 976 of Peru State students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 874 part time students in attendance at Peru State.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Peru State College

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Columbia College
Columbia, MO

Columbia College earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 4,157 students at Columbia College Missouri are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,001 part time students in attendance at Columbia College Missouri.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College Report

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Saint Cloud State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

The student loan default rate at St. Cloud State University is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,952 students take at least one class online at St. Cloud State University. 5,106 students are part time.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Cloud State University Report

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Our rankings recognize Fort Hays State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.

The student loan default rate at FHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 6,600 students at FHSU are exclusively online. 8,687 students are part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fort Hays State University

Best for Non-Traditional Students Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students criminal justice & corrections schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 878
Minnesota 630
Iowa 387
Kansas 440
Nebraska 410
North Dakota 193
South Dakota 95

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 25 schools only.

References

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