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American Public University System

Charles Town, WVPrivate for-profit HLCAmerican Public University

American Public University System offers online criminal justice degrees from the associate through the master's level through American Public University (APU).

Verified degree programs

4 programs verified so far (1 associate, 2 bachelor's, 1 master's). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

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American Public University System

Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice

AssociateAADedicated degreeAssociate of Arts
Format: Online · Asynchronous
Location: Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 60 credits
Tuition: $360 per credit · All students — Standard rate, undergraduate
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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American Public University System

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeBachelor of Arts
Format: Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: four years (full-time attendance; varies with transfer credits) · 120 credits
Tuition: $360 per credit · All students — Standard rate, undergraduate
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeCJ with forensic focusBachelor of Science
Format: Online
Location: Charles Town, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $360 per credit · All students — Listed rate (first of the rates shown)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Digital Forensics
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Master of Arts in Criminal Justice

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
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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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 2006 · next review 08/31/2031

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

FEPAC program accreditation

None of this school's listed programs appears in FEPAC's accredited-program list. FEPAC accredits forensic science programs only and is optional; its absence does not make a program ineligible here.

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is FEPAC-accredited — FEPAC accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program FEPAC lists.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Where online students can enroll from

State authorization decides whether the school can enroll you in an online program from your state.

State authorization

  • The system states it is authorized by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and other agencies in states where it has campuses.
    Source: apu.apus.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
American Public University System
Control
Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
111 W Congress St, Charles Town, WV 25414
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
50,187 of 50,187 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 24, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. apu.apus.edu/online-bachelor-degrees/bachelor-of-science-in-criminal-justice/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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