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

14 Colleges
2,501 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,598 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Criminology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Criminology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

This year's Best Criminology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Southeast 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 Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminology ranking for non-traditional students. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Southeast Region list.

The student loan default rate at UF is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. 11,205 students are part time.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best criminology schools for non-traditional students. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, USF Tampa has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Southeast Region ranking.

About 1.2% of USF Tampa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. About 13,938 of the students at USF Tampa are attending part time.

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University of West Georgia earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a large student population.

About 2.8% of University of West Georgia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,945 students at University of West Georgia are exclusively online. 5,331 of University of West Georgia students are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Old Dominion University. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Old Dominion has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Southeast Region ranking.

About 1.7% of Old Dominion students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,358 of Old Dominion students are exclusively distance learners. 7,868 of Old Dominion students are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminology at Old Dominion University

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best criminology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNCW also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Southeast Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UNCW is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,583 students take at least one class online at UNCW. 4,896 of UNCW students are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to North Carolina State University. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NC State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 14,604 students at NC State that take at least one class online. 7,732 students are part time.

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The University of Tampa landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best criminology schools for non-traditional students. UT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tampa. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 3,173 students at UT that take at least one class online. 851 students are part time.

Full Criminology at The University of Tampa Report

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Coker University
Hartsville, SC

Coker University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Coker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Hartsville.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. 565 students at Coker are exclusively online. There are roughly 419 part time students in attendance at Coker.

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Mississippi State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,015 students take at least one class online at Mississippi State. About 4,224 of the students at Mississippi State are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminology at Mississippi State University

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Barry University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 1,337 students at Barry University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,387 part time students in attendance at Barry University.

Read full report on Criminology at Barry University

Best for Non-Traditional Students Criminology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 870
Georgia 299
Tennessee 13
North Carolina 208
Virginia 300
South Carolina 117
Kentucky 74
Alabama 262
Louisiana 36
Mississippi 70
Arkansas 109
West Virginia 148

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

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