Independent directory of US criminal justice, criminology and forensic degrees
Programs that the school itself offers online. We record campus visits, residencies, laboratory sessions, internships and live-session requirements separately, so "online" never hides an in-person obligation. Online listings sit under the school's location: that is not a residency requirement, and it does not mean every state's residents may enroll.
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Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking. What we list
Online associate
Online associate degrees at community colleges and universities, including transfer-oriented and applied programs.
43 verified programs →
Online bachelor's
Full bachelor's degrees and completion programs for students with prior credits or an associate degree.
77 verified programs →
Online master's
Online MA, MS and MCJ degrees, some with a thesis option, from criminal justice, criminology and forensic programs.
69 verified programs →
Also: online criminology degrees · online forensic science programs. We publish a narrower online page only where verified coverage supports it.
Online coursework does not always mean no travel. We count only what each program's official page states; everything else stays "not verified". An online application or a few remote electives do not make a degree online.
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state no mandatory campus visits
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require campus visits or residencies
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require an internship or practicum
230
campus-visit policy not verified
No campus visits (10)Asynchronous (20)Live sessions (3)With campus visits (2)Lab required (0)First-year entryDegree completion
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schools with a verified online program
$79.75–$1,564
published per-credit tuition across 134 online programs
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online master's programs with a published GRE policy do not require the GRE
Ranges mix in-state, out-of-state and all-student rates and exclude fees; they are not a cost estimate, and online students do not all pay the same rate. Compare programs on the same basis in Compare.
Every school here holds institutional accreditation recorded by the U.S. Department of Education. FEPAC accredits individual forensic science programs only; its absence says nothing about other programs. Neither tells you a program is online — we verify delivery on the school's own pages.
Usually the awarded degree is the same; what differs is how you attend. Check each profile for campus visits, residencies, in-person labs, proctored exams and live-session times — we list them separately and only as published.
Not necessarily. A program is shown as having no mandatory campus visits only when its official page says so. Otherwise the requirement is “not verified”, which is not the same as “none”.
Online programs are listed under the school's location, which is not a residency requirement. Schools publish state-authorization rules separately; some cannot enroll residents of every state, and international eligibility varies. Check the school's disclosure for your state.
Some programs admit first-year students; others are degree-completion programs that require prior credits or an associate degree. Each profile shows the entry route as the school states it. A completion program's remaining time is not the length of the whole bachelor's degree.
Only where the university itself presents the doctorate as online. A general online-learning page is not evidence of an online PhD, and doctoral programs commonly require residencies or an in-person defense. We do not list an online PhD without that evidence.
No academic degree guarantees that. Police academy admission, sworn certification, federal hiring, security clearance and forensic laboratory positions have separate requirements set by the agency or employer. See the guide on academic degrees vs police academy training.