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Criminal Justice Colleges: An Unranked Editorial Selection

Schools with at least one dedicated criminal justice program that meets our published criteria for complete, verifiable program information.

This is not a ranking. 28 schools meet the published criteria, listed alphabetically.

Reviewed 2026-10-24 · Methodology 1.0 · How selections work

Selection criteria

A school is included when it has a dedicated criminal justice degree meeting at least four of five transparency criteria.

  1. Structure published. Required credits and the program length are published on an official page.
  2. Tuition published with its basis. Tuition is published with its basis (per credit, term, year or program) and student category.
  3. Admission requirements published. At least one admission requirement or test policy is published for this program.
  4. Start terms or deadlines published. Start terms, a dated deadline or rolling admission is published.
  5. Practical component documented. An internship, practicum, capstone, thesis or laboratory component is documented.

Universe: Dedicated criminal justice degrees (associate, bachelor's, master's) at institutionally accredited US schools researched in this directory.

Data: Verified program facts as of 2026-10-24

Anderson University campus — Watkins Teaching Center at Anderson in late summer

Anderson University

Anderson, SCPrivate nonprofitAccredited: SACSCOC

Anderson University in Anderson, South Carolina houses criminal justice and homeland security programs in its School of Public Service and Administration, including a seated and online BA in Criminal Justice and an online master's with a criminal justice concentration.

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  • Criminal Justice MA: 33 credits; less than 18 months full-time; 18 to 24 months part-time; tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; practical component documented.

National University

San Diego, CAPrivate nonprofitAccredited: WSCUC

National University's College of Law and Public Service offers a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration, a Master of Criminal Justice Leadership, a Master of Forensic Sciences and homeland security programs, mostly with online options; digital forensics is offered as a specialization within its cybersecurity degrees.

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Nova Southeastern University campus — taken by User:Butnotthehippo Exterior of dental building at Nova Southeastern University

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FLPrivate nonprofitAccredited: SACSCOC

Nova Southeastern University's Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice lists a BS (online or on campus), a fully online MS and a fully online PhD in Criminal Justice; the College of Psychology lists a fully online MS in Forensic Psychology.

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Saint Leo University campus — The Newport News (VA) Education Office is one of Saint Leo’s many teaching locations.

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FLPrivate nonprofitAccredited: SACSCOC

Saint Leo University is a private university in Florida whose College of Arts, Sciences, and Allied Services lists criminal justice degrees from associate to master's level, on campus, online and at education centers.

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  • Master of Science in Criminal Justice: 30 credits; 12 months; tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.
  • Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice: 60 credits; two-year program; tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published.
  • Master of Science in Criminal Justice: 30 credits; approximately ten months (administration of justice specialization); tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.
  • Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice: 120 credits; approximately 40 months; tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.
Seattle University campus — Seattle University, October 2022

Seattle University

Seattle, WAPrivate nonprofitAccredited: NWCCU

Seattle University's Department of Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Forensics in Seattle, Washington offers bachelor's degrees in criminal justice and criminology, forensic psychology and forensic science, and a master's degree in criminal justice offered in person and online.

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  • Criminal Justice, MA: 30 credits; 2 years; tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.
  • Criminal Justice, MCJ: 36 credits; Full Time: 2 Years; Max: 7 Years; tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.
  • Criminal Justice, BA: 42 credits; Full time: 4 years; tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.
  • Master of Science in Criminal Justice: 36 credits; 3 intensive semesters (online); tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.
University of Mississippi campus — Taken from https://www.flickr.com/photos/lordsutch/17356812/sizes/o/in/set-412671/

University of Mississippi

University, MSPublicAccredited: SACSCOC

The University of Mississippi offers a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and an online Master of Criminal Justice through its Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, and a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Chemistry through its Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

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  • Master of Criminal Justice: 30 credits; 1 year; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.
  • Master of Arts in Justice Studies: 37 credits; 1-2 yrs. full-time; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.
  • Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (online): 120 credits; Estimated time to complete this bachelor’s degree program is four years with full-time enrollment (Forensic Psychology concentration page).; tuition published with basis; admission requirements published; practical component documented.
Washburn University campus — Topeka, Kansas 1948

Washburn University

Topeka, KSPublicAccredited: HLC

Washburn University (Topeka, Kansas) offers an AA in Criminal Justice, a Bachelor of Criminal Justice with emphases, forensic investigation, forensic biology, forensic chemistry, forensic anthropology and digital forensics bachelor's programs, and an online Master of Criminal Justice.

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  • Master of Criminal Justice: 30 credits; approximately two years (typical graduates); admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.
  • Master of Science in Criminal Justice: 36 credits; 12 to 18-month master's program; admission requirements published; start terms or deadlines published; practical component documented.

Limitations

  • The criteria measure how completely a program publishes checkable information. They do not measure teaching quality, outcomes or fit, and a program missing here may well be an excellent choice whose school publishes less.
  • The directory has not researched every institution. Absence from this page means "not verified to meet the criteria", not "does not meet them".
  • No scores, ratings, employment rates or salaries are used, and none are implied. Tuition is never ranked: bases, residency categories and years differ.
  • Missing information is treated as 'not met', never as a negative. A program missing here may meet the criteria but not publish the facts, or may not have been researched yet.

Sponsorship and selection are separate. Paying for a placement has no effect on whether a school or program appears here. Sponsored placements elsewhere on the site are labelled.