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

17 Colleges
1,455 Bachelor's Degrees
$23,992 Avg Cost*

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

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in GeorgiaOut of the majors we analyze each year, criminal justice & corrections was ranked 9th in Georgia. In fact, 1,455 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.8% of all the criminal justice bachelor's degrees in the country.

For this year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Georgia ranking, we looked at 17 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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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Georgia State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Georgia that are best for non-traditional criminal justice & corrections students. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta. Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Georgia list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 19,669 students at Georgia State that take at least one class online. About 9,276 of the students at Georgia State are attending part time.

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University of North Georgia earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega. UNG also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Georgia rankings.

About 1.8% of UNG students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,291 students take at least one class online at UNG. 6,726 of UNG students are attending part time.

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Georgia College & State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Georgia College also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Georgia list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 1,492 students take at least one class online at Georgia College. 1,421 of Georgia College students are attending part time.

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Columbus State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.7%. There are approximately 3,478 students at CSU that take at least one class online. 3,161 students are part time.

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University of Georgia earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population. UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Georgia list.

About 0.8% of UGA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,742 students at UGA that take at least one class online. 4,437 students are part time.

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Albany State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Albany State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Albany.

The student loan default rate at Albany State is lower than is typical, just 5.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,436 students take at least one class online at Albany State. 2,157 of Albany State students are attending part time.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Albany State University Report

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Augusta University
Augusta, GA

Augusta University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta. Augusta University also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Georgia rankings.

The student loan default rate at Augusta University is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,197 students at Augusta University that take at least one class online. 1,848 students are part time.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Augusta University Report

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Mercer University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Mercer not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Georgia list.

About 1.0% of Mercer students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,767 students at Mercer are exclusively online. About 1,844 of the students at Mercer are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Valdosta State University. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

About 3.2% of VSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,938 students at VSU are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,080 part time students in attendance at VSU.

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Clayton State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.8%. There are approximately 3,026 students at Clayton State University that take at least one class online. 3,111 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
Florida 3,420
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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 17 schools only.

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