2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking, we looked at 125 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 the Southeast 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
Bethel University has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminal justice & corrections ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Bethel also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
About 3.5% of Bethel students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,747 students at Bethel are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,872 part time students in attendance at Bethel.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Mason University. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. GMU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region list.
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. 12,712 students are part time.
Saint Leo University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. 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 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region list.
About 2.6% of St. Leo University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,380 of St. Leo University students are exclusively distance learners. 2,071 of St. Leo University students are attending part time.
Florida State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. There are roughly 8,311 part time students in attendance at Florida State.
American Public University System comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, American Military University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at American Military University is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. All 48,298 students take classes exclusively online at American Military University. There are roughly 45,236 part time students in attendance at American Military University.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. 9,661 students at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are exclusively online. 8,171 of Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Virginia Commonwealth University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond. VCU also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
About 0.9% of VCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. About 5,055 of the students at VCU are attending part time.
Florida International University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FIU also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 21,632 students at FIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 22,664 part time students in attendance at FIU.
University of Central Florida landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCF has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 1.3% of UCF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 28,807 students take at least one class online at UCF. 23,575 of UCF students are attending part time.
Liberty University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
About 2.0% of Liberty University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 79,906 of Liberty University students are exclusively distance learners. 41,876 of Liberty University students are attending part time.
University of Louisville earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville. UofL not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.7% of UofL students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,578 students at UofL that take at least one class online. 6,267 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Radford University as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Radford is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at Radford is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,017 students take at least one class online at Radford. There are roughly 2,252 part time students in attendance at Radford.
Our rankings recognize Nova Southeastern University as the #13 school in this year's rankings. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale. NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at NUS Florida is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 5,804 of NUS Florida students are exclusively distance learners. 6,091 students are part time.
East Carolina University earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville. ECU also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
About 1.7% of ECU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,522 students at ECU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,199 part time students in attendance at ECU.
The #15 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida Atlantic University. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FAU also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 1.4% of FAU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,436 students take at least one class online at FAU. 11,860 students are part time.
University of North Florida comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UNF is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 9,525 students at UNF that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,162 part time students in attendance at UNF.
Our rankings recognize Marymount University as the #17 school in this year's rankings. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.
The student loan default rate at Marymount is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,541 students take at least one class online at Marymount. 1,009 students are part time.
Faulkner University earned the #18 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, Faulkner is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. 1,183 of Faulkner students are exclusively distance learners. About 827 of the students at Faulkner are attending part time.
Rest of the Top Schools for Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Southeast Region non-traditional students studying Criminal Justice that almost earned our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast 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).
