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Criminal Justice Master's Degrees in West Virginia

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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia is not automatically open to residents of every state.

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

Format: Online
Location: Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $470 per credit · All students — Standard rate, master's level
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: 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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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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