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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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Penn State University

Criminal Justice Policy and Administration, M.P.S.

Master'sMPSDedicated degreeMaster of Professional Studies
Format: Fully online
Location: University Park, PASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,048 per credit · All students — World Campus graduate
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration
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Penn State University

Criminal Justice, M.A.

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
Format: Campus · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Middletown, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Purdue University Global

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: West Lafayette, INSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 1 year average completion · 45 credits
Tuition: $420 per credit · All students — Master program, cost per credit
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration
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Roger Williams University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online · Hybrid · Asynchronous
Location: Bristol, RISchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 1 to 3.5 years (printed time commitment range) · 36 credits
Tuition: $1,176 per credit · All students — Graduate program, 2026-2027 · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Format: Fully online · Mixed (live + self-paced)
Location: Fairfield, CTSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 10-12 months (full time) (full time) · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHE
Subjects: Criminology · Criminal Justice
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Saint Leo University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeCJ with forensic focusMaster of Science
Format: Online
Location: Saint Leo, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 12 months (estimated time to complete as printed) · 30 credits
Tuition: $695 per credit · All students — Master of Science in Criminal Justice, per credit hour · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration · Corrections · Criminal Investigation · Forensic Science
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Salem University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeCJ with forensic focusMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Salem, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: approximately ten months (administration of justice specialization) (average for a full-time student) · 30 credits
Tuition: $650 per credit · All students — Graduate: MBA, MSCJ, MSIT, MSHHP · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration · Forensic Science
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Format: Campus
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $9,488 per academic year · In-state — Full-time graduate, Texas resident (tuition and fees, fall 2026 and spring 2027 estimate) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminology · Criminal Justice
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Format: Online
Location: Huntsville, TXSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $9,488 per academic year · In-state — Full-time graduate, Texas resident (tuition and fees, fall 2026 and spring 2027 estimate) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Format: Fully online
Location: Huntsville, TXSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: as little as one year with a full course load (2 courses per term) (full course load, 2 courses per term) · 36 credits
Tuition: $9,488 per academic year · In-state — Full-time graduate, Texas resident (tuition and fees, fall 2026 and spring 2027 estimate) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice Administration · Criminal Justice
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Seattle University

Criminal Justice, MA

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Seattle, WASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 2 years · 30 credits
Tuition: $49,500 entire program · All students — Estimated total program tuition (2026-27 rates, fees not included) · 2026-27
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NWCCU
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminology · Criminal Investigation
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South College

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Online
Location: Knoxville, TNSchool 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
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SUNY Buffalo State University

Criminal Justice, M.S.

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminology
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Format: Campus
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: graduate within two years if attending full-time (full-time attendance)
Tuition: $789 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition (1 to 24 credit hours) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminology · Criminal Justice
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Tiffin University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Tiffin, OHSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 12 Months · 30 credits
Tuition: $755 per credit · All students — Master of Science - Criminal Justice · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Forensic Psychology · Homeland Security · Criminal Justice Administration
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Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Birmingham, ALSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminology
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Format: Online
Location: Fairbanks, AKSchool 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: NWCCU
Subjects: Criminal Justice Administration · Criminal Justice
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Format: Fully online
Location: Little Rock, ARSchool 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: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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