2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking analyzed 86 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice & corrections 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 criminal justice & corrections program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 15% Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Excelsior University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional criminal justice & corrections students. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit college with a 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 students are part time.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York. John Jay not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 7,007 students at John Jay that take at least one class online. 4,186 of John Jay students are attending part time.
University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
About 1.2% of UMGC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 47,272 of UMGC students are exclusively distance learners. 45,251 students are part time.
University of Baltimore comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the 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.
California University of Pennsylvania earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. 2,821 students at Cal U are exclusively online. 2,171 of Cal U students are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Washington University. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. GWU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.4% of GWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,340 of GWU students are exclusively distance learners. 8,798 of GWU students are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Utica College. Located in the small city of Utica, Utica College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 1.4% of Utica College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,998 of Utica College students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 1,588 part time students in attendance at Utica College.
Our rankings recognize Hilbert College as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Hamburg, Hilbert College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. Hilbert College also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
About 1.7% of Hilbert College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 54 of Hilbert College students are exclusively distance learners. 33 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Wilmington University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.
About 1.6% of Wilmington University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,747 of Wilmington University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 9,527 part time students in attendance at Wilmington University.
Our rankings recognize West Chester University of Pennsylvania as the #10 school in this year's rankings. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester. WCUPA also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at WCUPA is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,464 students take at least one class online at WCUPA. About 3,854 of the students at WCUPA are attending part time.
Rowan University landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Rowan also did well on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.9% of Rowan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. There are roughly 3,878 part time students in attendance at Rowan.
Monroe College landed the #12 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 1,421 students at Monroe College are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,012 part time students in attendance at Monroe College.
Here are some additional great schools for Middle Atlantic Region non-traditional students studying Criminal Justice that almost earned our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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).
