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Arcadia University

Glenside, PAPrivate nonprofit MSCHE

FEPAC-accredited program: 1

Arcadia University offers a Master of Science in Forensic Science, a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice on campus, and a separate online Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice.

Verified degree programs

3 programs verified so far (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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Arcadia University

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice (online)

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeBachelor of Arts
Format: Fully online
Location: Glenside, PASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeBachelor of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: Glenside, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminology · Criminal Justice · Law Enforcement and Policing
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Master of Science in Forensic Science

Master'sMSDedicated degreeLaboratory science
Format: Campus · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Glenside, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 2 years (full-time (as printed on the program page)) · 59 credits
Tuition: $35,150 per academic year · All students — Program page tuition
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHEFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1946 · next review 01/01/2028

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

FEPAC program accreditation

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.

Forensic labs, centers and student groups

As described on the school's own pages.

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.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD programs in its subjects. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, associate degrees, electives-only degrees…).
  • Criminology and Criminal Justice minorMinor, not a degree.Source: arcadia.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Forensic Investigations minorMinor, not a degree.Source: arcadia.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Pre-Forensic Science (4+2 and 3+2 pathways)Undergraduate advising pathway to preferred admission to the MS, not a separate degree.Source: arcadia.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
Arcadia University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
450 S Easton Rd, Glenside, PA 19038-3295
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
495 of 3,142 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 — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. arcadia.edu/majors-and-programs/criminal-justice-ba-online/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  5. arcadia.edu/majors-and-programs/forensic-science-masters/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  6. arcadia.edu/majors-and-programs/forensic-science-masters/admission/ — Official admissions page, verified October 24, 2026
  7. arcadia.edu/majors-and-programs/forensic-science-masters/research-facilities/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  8. arcadia.edu/majors-and-programs/pre-forensic-science/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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