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Criminology Master's Degrees

The study of crime, offending, victimization, theory and related research, often with a strong social-science and research-methods core. Criminology asks why crime happens and how societies respond; criminal justice programs are usually more focused on institutions and practice. 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 California-Irvine logo

University of California-Irvine

Criminology, Law and Society, Master of Advanced Study

Master'sMASDedicated degreeMaster of Advanced Study
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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University of Central Oklahoma logo

University of Central Oklahoma

Master of Arts in Criminal Justice and Criminology

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
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 Delaware logo

University of Delaware

Criminology (M.A.)

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: Newark, DE
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $1,149 per credit · All students — Standard graduate tuition base rate, per credit hour (a small number of programs vary; no residency distinction printed) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminology
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University of Nebraska at Omaha

Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
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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University of Nebraska at Omaha

Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
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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University of South Carolina-Columbia logo

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
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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University of South Florida logo

University of South Florida

Master of Arts in Criminology

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: two-year program · 33 credits
Tuition: $430.43 per credit · In-state — Florida resident, classroom-based MA in Criminology
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminology
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University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
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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Weber State University logo

Weber State University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Ogden, UTSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 12 to 18-month master's program · 36 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NWCCU
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminology
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Wilmington University

Master of Science in Administration of Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online · Hybrid
Location: New Castle, DESchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: as little as one year (marketing page); designed for two years of continuous study (curriculum page) (as little as one year is a conditional minimum; the curriculum page states the degree is designed to be completed in two years of continuous study but may be accelerated) · 36 credits
Tuition: $1,692 per course · All students — Typical 3-credit graduate course
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice Administration · Criminology · Homeland Security
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