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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

15 Colleges
1,636 Bachelor's Degrees
$25,876 Avg Cost*

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

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

For this year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a bachelor's in criminal justice. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminal justice & corrections 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 criminal justice & corrections program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the criminal justice programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional criminal justice & corrections students. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

About 4.3% of Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 23,963 students at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are exclusively online. About 8,289 of the students at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCCS, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 4,485 students take at least one class online at UCCS. 4,071 students are part time.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

About 0.9% of CU Anschutz students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,659 students at CU Anschutz that take at least one class online. There are roughly 11,636 part time students in attendance at CU Anschutz.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

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University of Northern Colorado landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Greeley. University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 3,583 students at University of Northern Colorado that take at least one class online. About 3,468 of the students at University of Northern Colorado are attending part time.

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University of Providence
Great Falls, MT

University of Providence comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. University of Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Providence has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at University of Providence is lower than is typical, just 3.0% of students default in three years. 490 of University of Providence students are exclusively distance learners. 148 students are part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Weber State University. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, WSU has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at WSU is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,573 students take at least one class online at WSU. 17,729 of WSU students are attending part time.

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7

Our rankings recognize University of Wyoming as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UW has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at UW is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,894 students take at least one class online at UW. About 2,493 of the students at UW are attending part time.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Wyoming Report

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Boise State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Boise State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,868 students at Boise State that take at least one class online. 11,239 students are part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Utah Valley University. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at UVU is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 15,690 students at UVU that take at least one class online. About 22,387 of the students at UVU are attending part time.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

About 2.8% of MSU Denver students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,148 students take at least one class online at MSU Denver. 7,163 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students criminal justice & corrections colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 286
Colorado 1,132
Idaho 134
Montana 28
Wyoming 103

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 15 schools only.

References

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