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

5 Colleges
566 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,800 Avg Cost*

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

This year's Best Criminology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in criminology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminology 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 criminology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Best Criminology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Houston - Clear Lake tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional criminology students. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population. UH Clear Lake also made our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 2,857 students at UH Clear Lake that take at least one class online. 4,970 of UH Clear Lake students are attending part time.

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Northern Arizona University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best criminology schools for non-traditional students. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff. NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Southwest Region list.

The student loan default rate at NAU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 9,603 students take at least one class online at NAU. 6,368 students are part time.

Full Criminology at Northern Arizona University Report

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best criminology schools for non-traditional students. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Dallas has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Southwest Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UT Dallas is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 10,632 students take at least one class online at UT Dallas. 5,977 students are part time.

Full Criminology at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville. Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Southwest Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. There are approximately 3,192 students at Texas A&M Kingsville that take at least one class online. About 1,782 of the students at Texas A&M Kingsville are attending part time.

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX

Our rankings recognize St. Mary's University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. St. Mary's did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Criminology in the Southwest Region list.

About 1.9% of St. Mary’s students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 981 students take at least one class online at St. Mary’s. 518 of St. Mary’s students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Criminology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 361
Arizona 281
Oklahoma 12

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