2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In <nil>, 51,219 bachelor's degrees were awarded to students with this major.
For this year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 453 colleges that offer a bachelor's in criminal justice. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice & corrections 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 criminal justice & corrections program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying criminal justice.
Top 25 Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Union Institute & University has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminal justice & corrections ranking for non-traditional students. Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Union has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections ranking.
About 1.4% of Union students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 624 students at Union are exclusively online. There are roughly 408 part time students in attendance at Union.
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Our rankings recognize Central Christian College of Kansas as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the remote town of McPherson, Central Christian College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Central Christian College also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.6%. 268 students at Central Christian College are exclusively online. 74 of Central Christian College students are attending part time.
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Bethel University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Bethel is lower than is typical, just 3.5% of students default in three years. 1,747 of Bethel students are exclusively distance learners. 1,872 of Bethel students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Excelsior University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Excelsior University is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 17,166 students at Excelsior University and they are all exclusively distance learners. All of Excelsior University students are attending part time.
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George Mason University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. GMU also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. There are roughly 12,712 part time students in attendance at GMU.
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. John Jay is a large public school located in the city of New York. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, John Jay also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections ranking.
The student loan default rate at John Jay is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,007 students at John Jay that take at least one class online. About 4,186 of the students at John Jay are attending part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Report
Sam Houston State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, SHSU also did well on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at SHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,795 students at SHSU that take at least one class online. About 6,353 of the students at SHSU are attending part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sam Houston State University Report
Walden University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 27,673 students are part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Walden University Report
University of New Haven landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of New Haven also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections ranking.
The student loan default rate at University of New Haven is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,526 students take at least one class online at University of New Haven. 1,053 of University of New Haven students are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Maryland Global Campus. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
The student loan default rate at UMGC is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 47,272 students at UMGC are exclusively online. About 45,251 of the students at UMGC are attending part time.
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The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Capella University. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 30,933 part time students in attendance at Capella University.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Capella University Report
Our rankings recognize Saint Leo University as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. St. Leo University excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. 6,380 of St. Leo University students are exclusively distance learners. 2,071 students are part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Leo University Report
Southern New Hampshire University comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. 102,147 of SNHU students are attending part time.
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Florida State University earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee. Florida State also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.
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American Public University System landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
The student loan default rate at American Military University is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 48,298 students at American Military University and they are all exclusively distance learners. About 45,236 of the students at American Military University are attending part time.
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National University landed the #16 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 1.1% of National University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 11,960 students at National University are exclusively online. 8,705 students are part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at National University Report
Our rankings recognize University of Baltimore as the #17 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at UB is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 2,325 of UB students are exclusively distance learners. 1,851 students are part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Baltimore Report
Our rankings recognize Curry College as the #18 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Milton, Curry is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 2.4% of Curry students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 237 of Curry students are exclusively distance learners. About 387 of the students at Curry are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Westfield State University as the #19 school in this year's rankings. Westfield is a small public school located in the large suburb of Westfield. Westfield also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 2,052 students at Westfield that take at least one class online. 1,138 of Westfield students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Cincinnati - Main Campus as the #20 school in this year's rankings. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati. UC also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 17,465 students take at least one class online at UC. 10,255 students are part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report
Champlain College earned the #21 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Champlain also did well on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.1% of Champlain students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. About 1,570 of the students at Champlain are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize California University of Pennsylvania as the #22 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 2.1% of Cal U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,821 of Cal U students are exclusively distance learners. 2,171 of Cal U students are attending part time.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul comes in at #23 in this year's ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
About 1.4% of Concordia University, Saint Paul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,352 students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are exclusively online. 1,261 students are part time.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell earned the #24 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population. UMass Lowell also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 5,042 students at UMass Lowell are exclusively online. About 5,980 of the students at UMass Lowell are attending part time.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report
University of Phoenix - Arizona earned the #25 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. 85,576 of UOPX - Arizona students are exclusively distance learners.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report
