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2021 Best Criminology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

13 Colleges
1,026 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,439 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Criminology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Criminology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

For this year's Best Criminology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's in criminology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminology 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 criminology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Criminology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the criminology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Criminology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional criminology students. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a fairly large student population. UW - Whitewater also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

About 1.0% of UW - Whitewater students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,785 students at UW - Whitewater that take at least one class online. About 2,457 of the students at UW - Whitewater are attending part time.

Full Criminology at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Report

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best criminology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Indiana State also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Indiana State is lower than is typical, just 3.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,947 students take at least one class online at Indiana State. There are roughly 2,349 part time students in attendance at Indiana State.

Full Criminology at Indiana State University Report

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Our rankings recognize Marquette University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marquette, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Marquette is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,535 students take at least one class online at Marquette. There are roughly 1,342 part time students in attendance at Marquette.

Full Criminology at Marquette University Report

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Dominican University
River Forest, IL

Dominican University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best criminology schools for non-traditional students. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Dominican U has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 1.9% of Dominican U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,958 students at Dominican U that take at least one class online. 810 students are part time.

Full Criminology at Dominican University Report

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Ohio State University - Main Campus earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,459 part time students in attendance at Ohio State.

Read full report on Criminology at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Cleveland State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Cleveland State University is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,187 students take at least one class online at Cleveland State University. There are roughly 4,202 part time students in attendance at Cleveland State University.

Full Criminology at Cleveland State University Report

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Michigan University. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population. Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at Eastern Michigan is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,247 students at Eastern Michigan that take at least one class online. About 5,430 of the students at Eastern Michigan are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminology at Eastern Michigan University

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Lakeland University
Plymouth, WI

Our rankings recognize Lakeland University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the rural area of Plymouth, Lakeland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 1.9% of Lakeland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 700 students at Lakeland that take at least one class online. 1,236 of Lakeland students are attending part time.

Full Criminology at Lakeland University Report

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population. SIUC also made our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #7.

The student loan default rate at SIUC is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. 2,629 of SIUC students are attending part time.

Full Criminology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Wright State University - Main Campus. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Wright State University - Main Campus is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,482 students at Wright State University - Main Campus that take at least one class online. 3,589 of Wright State University - Main Campus students are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminology at Wright State University - Main Campus

Best for Non-Traditional Students Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students criminology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 134
Ohio 373
Illinois 231
Indiana 163
Wisconsin 225

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*Avg Cost is for the top 13 schools only.

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