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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida

15 Colleges
3,287 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,352 Avg Cost*

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

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in FloridaIn <nil>, criminal justice & corrections students earned 3,287 bachelor's degrees from a Florida school, making the subject the 8th in the state. This means that of the 51,219 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 6.4% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida ranking, we looked at 15 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.

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2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying criminal justice.

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

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Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL

Saint Leo University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Florida that are best for non-traditional criminal justice & corrections students. Located in the small suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Leo University, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Florida ranking.

The student loan default rate at St. Leo University is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. 6,380 students at St. Leo University are exclusively online. There are roughly 2,071 part time students in attendance at St. Leo University.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. Florida State also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Florida rankings.

The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. About 8,311 of the students at Florida State are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Florida ranking.

About 2.7% of Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,661 of Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale students are exclusively distance learners. 8,171 students are part time.

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Florida International University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami. As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Florida ranking.

About 2.0% of FIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.

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University of Central Florida landed the #5 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. UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Florida list.

About 1.3% of UCF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 28,807 students at UCF that take at least one class online. 23,575 students are part time.

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our rankings recognize Nova Southeastern University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NUS Florida has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Florida ranking.

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. There are roughly 6,091 part time students in attendance at NUS Florida.

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Our rankings recognize Florida Atlantic University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, FAU has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Florida ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 14,436 students at FAU that take at least one class online. 11,860 students are part time.

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University of North Florida earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNF has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Florida ranking.

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. 5,162 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Florida Gulf Coast University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at FGCU, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Florida ranking.

About 1.3% of FGCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,017 students take at least one class online at FGCU. 3,843 of FGCU students are attending part time.

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The University of West Florida comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. 6,498 students at UWF are exclusively online. 6,461 students are part time.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,380
Tennessee 893
North Carolina 1,831
Virginia 1,745
South Carolina 654
Kentucky 601
Alabama 924
Louisiana 511
Mississippi 370
Arkansas 423
West Virginia 904

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*Avg Cost is for the top 15 schools only.

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