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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in District of Columbia

5 Colleges
269 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,257 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in District of ColumbiaCriminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 269 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 0.5% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in District of Columbia ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's 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 District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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George Washington University has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminal justice & corrections ranking for non-traditional students. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in District of Columbia ranking.

The student loan default rate at GWU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 5,340 students at GWU are exclusively online. There are roughly 8,798 part time students in attendance at GWU.

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American University
Washington, DC

American University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in District of Columbia list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 5,283 students take at least one class online at The American University. 3,612 students are part time.

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Trinity Washington University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Trinity College also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in District of Columbia rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.0%. 876 students at Trinity College are exclusively online. About 748 of the students at Trinity College are attending part time.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Trinity Washington University Report

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Our rankings recognize Strayer University - District of Columbia as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Washington, Strayer University - District of Columbia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 2.2% of Strayer University - District of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 446 students at Strayer University - District of Columbia and they are all exclusively distance learners. About 402 of the students at Strayer University - District of Columbia are attending part time.

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Howard University
Washington, DC

Howard University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington. Howard not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in District of Columbia list.

The student loan default rate at Howard is lower than is typical, just 2.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,719 students at Howard that take at least one class online. About 1,009 of the students at Howard are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Howard University

Best for Non-Traditional Students Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,973
Pennsylvania 2,285
Maryland 731
New Jersey 1,695
Delaware 117

One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Criminal Justice & Corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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