2021 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region ranking, we looked at 47 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 the Plains States Region
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
Central Christian College of Kansas has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminal justice & corrections ranking for non-traditional students. Central Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of McPherson. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Central Christian College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Plains States Region list.
About 3.6% of Central Christian College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 268 of Central Christian College students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 74 part time students in attendance at Central Christian College.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Christian College of Kansas
Walden University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. All 46,455 students take classes exclusively online at Walden University. There are roughly 27,673 part time students in attendance at Walden University.
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Capella University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at Capella University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 30,933 of Capella University students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Concordia University, Saint Paul as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 1.4% of Concordia University, Saint Paul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,352 of Concordia University, Saint Paul students are exclusively distance learners. 1,261 students are part time.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Concordia University, Saint Paul
University of Nebraska at Omaha earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha. UNOMAHA also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Plains States Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at UNOMAHA is lower than is typical, just 0.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,191 students take at least one class online at UNOMAHA. 4,328 students are part time.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nebraska at Omaha
Our rankings recognize Saint Mary's University of Minnesota as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU MN, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Plains States Region ranking.
About 1.2% of SMU MN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,839 students at SMU MN are exclusively online. 1,444 of SMU MN students are attending part time.
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Peru State College landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. 976 of Peru State students are exclusively distance learners. 874 students are part time.
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Columbia College earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
The student loan default rate at Columbia College Missouri is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 4,157 students at Columbia College Missouri are exclusively online. 4,001 of Columbia College Missouri students are attending part time.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College
Saint Cloud State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best criminal justice & corrections schools for non-traditional students. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
About 1.5% of St. Cloud State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,952 students at St. Cloud State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,106 part time students in attendance at St. Cloud State University.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Cloud State University Report
Our rankings recognize Fort Hays State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.
About 1.8% of FHSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,600 of FHSU students are exclusively distance learners. 8,687 students are part time.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fort Hays State University
