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Criminal Justice Master's Degrees

The study of justice systems, institutions, policy, administration and practice: policing, courts, corrections and how they work together. Criminal justice looks at the justice system itself. Criminology studies crime and offending; forensic science examines physical evidence. Programs appear here only when official curriculum evidence supports the subject: a named concentration or track, or the degree's own required core — never a topic covered in one or two courses.

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Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: New York City, NYSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $470 per credit · In-state — Graduate part-time (11 credits and under), NYS resident · Fall 2026-Spring 202
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: New York City, NYSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 2 years full-time (9 credits per semester) or 4 years part-time (full-time or part-time as stated) · 36 credits
Tuition: $470 per credit · In-state — Graduate part-time (fully online program), NYS resident · Fall 2026-Spring 202
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Format: Online
Location: Providence, RISchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 2 Years to complete your degree
Tuition: $842 per credit · All students — Online graduate · 2026-27
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration
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Format: Online
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 12 - 18 Months (estimate; time to completion varies) (estimate varying by case-by-case factors, per the page note) · 33 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Format: Online · Hybrid
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 12 - 24 Months (estimate; time to completion varies) (estimate varying by case-by-case factors, per the page note) · 33 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Lasell University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Newton, MASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 12-24 months completion · 36 credits
Tuition: $756 per credit · All students — Online MS in Criminal Justice
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Homeland Security
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Liberty University

Criminal Justice (M.S.)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Lynchburg, VASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Forensic Psychology · Corrections · Law Enforcement and Policing · Homeland Security
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Format: Fully online
Location: Livonia, MISchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: two years
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice Administration · Criminal Justice
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Marshall University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Huntington, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Format: Fully online
Location: East Lansing, MISchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Two years (full-time online study) · 30 credits
Tuition: $919 per credit · All students — Online master's per credit hour
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Middle Tennessee State University

Criminal Justice Administration, M.C.J.

Master'sMCJDedicated degreeMaster of Criminal Justice
Format: Fully online · Hybrid
Location: Murfreesboro, TNSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice Administration · Criminal Justice
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Minnesota State University-Mankato

Criminal Justice (MS)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Mankato, MNSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 18 months (time to completion as listed) (listed as time to completion) · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Format: Campus · Online
Location: Clinton, MSSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Missouri Baptist University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Saint Louis, MOSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $514 per credit · All students — Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MSCJ), online
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Format: Online
Location: San Diego, CASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: In as few as 12 months (conditional minimum; average completion time is printed as 24 months) · 33 credits
Tuition: $716 per credit · All students — Master in Criminal Justice Leadership, base rate per credit
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUC
Subjects: Criminal Justice Administration · Criminal Justice
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North Carolina A & T State University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeCJ with forensic focusMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online + campus visits
Location: Greensboro, NCSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Digital Forensics · Crime Scene Investigation
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Format: Online
Location: Tahlequah, OKSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $309.75 per credit · In-state — Graduate online only, Oklahoma residents
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Northeastern University

Criminology and Criminal Justice, MS

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Boston, MASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 32 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminology
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Format: Fully online
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: as little as 18 months (conditional minimum as printed) · 30 credits
Tuition: $913 per credit · All students — M.S. in Criminal Justice, per credit hour without scholarships/program discounts
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminology · Forensic Psychology · Juvenile Justice
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