Independent directory of US criminal justice, criminology and forensic degrees
Schools with at least one verified program. Each holds a current institutional accreditation recorded in the U.S. Department of Education's accreditation database (DAPIP). FEPAC accreditation of forensic science programs is shown separately, only where FEPAC lists the program.
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Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking. What we list
White Bear Lake, MNPublicAccredited: HLC
Century College in White Bear Lake, Minnesota offers an Associate of Science in Criminal Justice and a Peace Officer\Public Safety Transfer Pathway AS, plus a cybersecurity and forensics AAS; each page lists a mix of daytime, evening and online courses.
Honolulu, HIPrivate nonprofitAccredited: WSCUC
Chaminade University of Honolulu lists an AS and BS in Criminology and Criminal Justice, an MS in Criminal Justice Studies (on ground, online or hybrid), and a laboratory-science BS in Forensic Sciences.
Burlington, VTPrivate nonprofitAccredited: NECHE
Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont offers on-campus bachelor's degrees in criminology and criminal justice and in digital forensics, and Champlain College Online offers a bachelor's degree and two master's degrees in digital forensics.
Salem, ORPublicAccredited: NWCCU
Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon offers Associate of Applied Science degrees in Criminal Justice, Corrections and Law Enforcement, with separate program applications for Corrections and Law Enforcement.
Oregon City, ORPublicAccredited: NWCCU
Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Oregon lists an Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice and a Criminal Justice associate degree with a Corrections Option.
Las Vegas, NVPublicAccredited: NWCCU
The College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas offers associate degrees in criminal justice through its Department of Criminal Justice and Emergency Services and an associate degree in cyber security with digital forensics.
Nampa, IDPublicAccredited: NWCCU
College of Western Idaho is a public community college in Nampa, Idaho. It offers an Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Law Enforcement AAS with an Idaho POST-approved patrol academy.
Colorado Springs, COPrivate for-profitAccredited: HLC
Colorado Technical University lists a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice, each offered online and at its Colorado Springs campus, through its College of Security Studies.
Orange Beach, ALPrivate for-profitAccredited: SACSCOC
Columbia Southern University offers online criminal justice degrees at the associate, bachelor's and master's levels.
Aurora, COPublicAccredited: HLC
Community College of Aurora in Colorado offers an Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice, described on its program page as a transfer degree with 60 degree requirements.
Warwick, RIPublicAccredited: NECHE
The Community College of Rhode Island offers a Criminal Justice Associate in Science through its Human Services department, completed at the Knight (Warwick) or Liston (Providence) campus.
New York City, NYPublicAccredited: MSCHE
The CUNY Graduate Center offers a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, housed at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Mitchell, SDPrivate nonprofitAccredited: HLC
Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota offers an Associate of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts with a major in criminal justice, and a forensic science concentration within the B.S. in Chemistry.
Glendive, MTPublicAccredited: NWCCU
Dawson Community College in Glendive, Montana offers an Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice, with classes offered in HyFlex format; the college also administers the Eastern Montana Criminal Justice Institute for law enforcement and corrections training.
New Orleans, LAPublicAccredited: SACSCOC
Delgado Community College is a public community college in New Orleans, Louisiana. It offers an Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice that can be completed on campus or 100% online, and an Associate of Arts in Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Davenport, IAPublicAccredited: HLC
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public community college district (Clinton, Muscatine and Scott campuses). It offers a Criminal Justice AAS and a Criminal Justice transfer major.
Richmond, KYPublicAccredited: SACSCOC
Eastern Kentucky University offers justice studies degrees through its School of Justice Studies and forensic science and digital forensics degrees through its College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Albany, NYPrivate nonprofitAccredited: MSCHE
Excelsior University in Albany, New York offers online associate, bachelor's and master's degrees in criminal justice, with homeland security options at the bachelor's and master's level.
Teaneck, NJPrivate nonprofitAccredited: MSCHE
Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck offers criminology and criminal justice at the bachelor's and master's level, a clinical forensic psychology master's degree and a homeland security administration master's degree.
Fayetteville, NCPublicAccredited: SACSCOC
Fayetteville State University offers a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice through its Department of Criminal Justice, and a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science through its Department of Biological and Forensic Sciences.