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Criminal Justice Master's Degrees in Massachusetts

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.

Listings in Massachusetts identify where the school (or the campus that delivers the program) is located. For online programs this is not a requirement to live there, and an online degree based in Massachusetts is not automatically open to residents of every state.

Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking. What we list

Boston University logo

Boston University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

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: 8–16 Months to Completion (depends on part-time or full-time study) · 32 credits
Tuition: $585 – $1,030 per credit · All students — Per unit by course number: 100-599 level $585; 600-999 level $1,030 · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHE
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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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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