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

14 Colleges
822 Bachelor's Degrees
$22,398 Avg Cost*

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

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MissouriCriminal Justice & Corrections is the #12 most popular major in Missouri with 822 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.6% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Missouri ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in criminal justice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice & corrections programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice & corrections program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

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

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Columbia College
Columbia, MO

Columbia College tops the 2021 list of our schools in Missouri that are best for non-traditional criminal justice & corrections students. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Columbia College Missouri has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Missouri ranking.

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.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Central Missouri. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg. UCM also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Missouri rankings.

The student loan default rate at UCM is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,050 students at UCM that take at least one class online. 3,727 students are part time.

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Park University
Parkville, MO

Park University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 1.9% of Park University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,196 students at Park University are exclusively online. 5,304 students are part time.

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Lindenwood University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Missouri list.

The student loan default rate at Lindenwood University is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,030 students at Lindenwood University that take at least one class online. About 2,413 of the students at Lindenwood University are attending part time.

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SLU has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Missouri ranking.

About 0.9% of SLU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,186 students at SLU that take at least one class online. 2,720 of SLU students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Missouri Southern State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. There are approximately 1,542 students at Missouri Southern that take at least one class online. 1,569 of Missouri Southern students are attending part time.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City. UMKC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Missouri list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 5,518 students take at least one class online at UMKC. 6,941 students are part time.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Culver - Stockton College. Culver - Stockton is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Canton. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Culver - Stockton has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Missouri ranking.

The student loan default rate at Culver - Stockton is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 237 students take at least one class online at Culver - Stockton. There are roughly 76 part time students in attendance at Culver - Stockton.

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Southeast Missouri State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Southeast Missouri State University has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Missouri ranking.

The student loan default rate at Southeast Missouri State University is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,277 students take at least one class online at Southeast Missouri State University. 2,685 students are part time.

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Truman State University
Kirksville, MO

Truman State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public college with a small student population. Truman State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Missouri list.

About 0.8% of Truman State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,046 students at Truman State that take at least one class online. 778 students are part time.

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

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

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

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