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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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University of Baltimore logo

University of Baltimore

Criminal Justice (M.S.)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Baltimore, MDSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: $865 per credit · In-state — Graduate Public Affairs part-time, in-state, per credit · 2026-27
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Corrections · Juvenile Justice · Law Enforcement and Policing · Criminal Justice Administration
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Format: Online
Location: Irvine, CASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Optional campus visits
Duration: two years (6 quarters) (courses completed sequentially) · 52 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: March 1, 2027 · Fall 2027
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUC
Subjects: Criminology · Criminal Justice
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Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Orlando, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $369.65 per credit · In-state — Graduate, in-state
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Format: Campus
Location: Edmond, OK
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $6,468 per academic year · In-state — Graduate, Oklahoma resident (cost-of-attendance estimate, full-time, two semesters) · 2026-27
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminology
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus logo

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Criminal Justice, MCJ

Master'sMCJDedicated degreeMaster of Criminal Justice
Format: Campus · Online · Hybrid
Location: Denver, COSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Internship required
Duration: Full Time: 2 Years; Max: 7 Years (full-time) · 36 credits
Tuition: $656 per credit · In-state — School of Public Affairs, Resident (& WRGP) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminology
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University of Louisville

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Louisville, KYSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 3 intensive semesters (online) (Online program page wording.) · 36 credits
Tuition: $863 per credit · All students — Online master's, academic year tuition per credit hour
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration
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Format: Fully online
Location: Arlington, VASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $390 per credit · All students — Tuition per credit hour
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: DEAC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Homeland Security
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Format: Fully online
Location: University, MSSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 1 year · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration · Homeland Security
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Format: Campus
Location: Omaha, NE
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $399 per credit · In-state — Graduate - UNO on-campus rate, Resident · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminology
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Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Omaha, NESchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $399 per credit · In-state — Graduate - UNO on-campus rate, Resident · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminology
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Format: Campus
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: two years of part-time study (professional version) (part-time, six credit hours per regular semester and six during summer sessions) · 36 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NWCCU
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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University of Nevada-Reno

Master of Arts in Criminal Justice

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: Reno, NV
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NWCCU
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Format: Campus · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Durham, NH
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 1-2 yrs. full-time (full-time) · 37 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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University of New Haven

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: West Haven, CTSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: as little as 24 months (online program) (conditional minimum stated for the online program) · 36 credits
Tuition: $1,185 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition per credit hour · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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University of North Dakota

Criminal Justice Studies (M.S.)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Grand Forks, NDSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 2 years · 30 credits
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: Denton, TXSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: estimated 2 years; as little as two years taking two courses each session (taking two courses each session) · 36 credits
Tuition: $16,700 entire program · In-state — Online program: estimated Texas resident tuition and fees for the whole degree
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration
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Format: Campus
Location: Columbia, SC
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $572.25 per credit · In-state — USC Columbia graduate, resident, part-time per credit hour · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminology · Criminal Justice
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Format: Fully online
Location: Tampa, FLSchool 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 · Criminal Justice Administration
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Format: Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Platteville, WISchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: as little as 16 months (conditional minimum as printed) · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration · Criminology · Homeland Security
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