2021 Best Criminology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
6Colleges
1,648Bachelor's Degrees
$31,721Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Criminology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Criminology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in criminology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminology 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 criminology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Criminology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying criminology.
Best Criminology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of California - Irvine has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminology ranking for non-traditional students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine. UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Far Western US Region list.
The student loan default rate at UC Irvine is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 23,448 students at UC Irvine that take at least one class online. About 1,201 of the students at UC Irvine are attending part time.
California State University - San Marcos comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a fairly large student population. CSUSM also made our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #4.
About 1.5% of CSUSM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,464 students at CSUSM that take at least one class online. About 3,222 of the students at CSUSM are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize California State University - Fresno as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population. Fresno State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Far Western US Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 17,956 students at Fresno State that take at least one class online. 4,540 students are part time.
University of Nevada - Reno comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNR also made our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 4,563 students take at least one class online at UNR. 5,396 of UNR students are attending part time.
University of La Verne landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best criminology schools for non-traditional students. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne. ULV also made our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.
About 1.3% of ULV students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 985 students take at least one class online at ULV. About 1,920 of the students at ULV are attending part time.
Eastern Washington University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at EWU, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at EWU is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,626 students take at least one class online at EWU. There are roughly 1,697 part time students in attendance at EWU.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
