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

11 Colleges
531 Bachelor's Degrees
$22,438 Avg Cost*

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

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MinnesotaCriminal Justice & Corrections is the #16 most popular major in Minnesota with 531 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.0% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Minnesota ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 Minnesota

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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Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

Walden University has taken the #1 spot in this year's criminal justice & corrections ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Walden University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 27,673 part time students in attendance at Walden University.

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

Capella University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 1.1% of Capella University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 38,716 students take classes exclusively online at Capella University. 30,933 of Capella University students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Concordia University, Saint Paul as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. Concordia University, Saint Paul also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Minnesota list, coming in at #7.

The student loan default rate at Concordia University, Saint Paul is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 3,352 students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are exclusively online. 1,261 of Concordia University, Saint Paul students are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Concordia University, Saint Paul

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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona. SMU MN also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Minnesota list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 1,839 students at SMU MN are exclusively online. 1,444 students are part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saint Cloud State University. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population. St. Cloud State University also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Minnesota list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 3,952 students at St. Cloud State University that take at least one class online. 5,106 students are part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Cloud State University

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Metropolitan State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population. Metro State also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Minnesota list, coming in at #8.

The student loan default rate at Metro State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,941 students at Metro State that take at least one class online. 4,032 of Metro State students are attending part time.

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Winona State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Winona State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Minnesota ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 2,776 students take at least one class online at Winona State. There are roughly 1,337 part time students in attendance at Winona State.

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Our rankings recognize Bemidji State University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the remote town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Bemidji State University has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Minnesota ranking.

About 1.7% of Bemidji State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,489 students at Bemidji State University are exclusively online. 1,647 of Bemidji State University students are attending part time.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bemidji State University

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Minnesota State University - Mankato earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population. Minnesota State Mankato also made our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Minnesota list, coming in at #4.

The student loan default rate at Minnesota State Mankato is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,945 students at Minnesota State Mankato that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,872 part time students in attendance at Minnesota State Mankato.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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Our rankings recognize Minnesota State University - Moorhead as the #10 school in this year's rankings. MSU Moorhead is a small public school located in the suburb of Moorhead. MSU Moorhead did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Minnesota list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 2,426 students take at least one class online at MSU Moorhead. There are roughly 1,748 part time students in attendance at MSU Moorhead.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 878
Iowa 387
Kansas 440
Nebraska 410
North Dakota 193
South Dakota 95

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