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Boston University

Boston, MAPrivate nonprofit NECHE

FEPAC-accredited program: 1

Boston University offers a bachelor's degree completion and a master's in criminal justice through Metropolitan College, and master's degrees in biomedical forensic sciences and forensic anthropology through the School of Medicine's Graduate Medical Sciences.

Verified degree programs

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

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Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeDegree completionBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Part-time
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 24–36 Months (Program duration depends on volume of approved transfer units.) · 128 credits
Tuition: $585 per credit · All students — Per unit · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Master of Science in Biomedical Forensic Sciences

Master'sMSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 2 years full-time (full-time) · 38 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: July 31, 2027 · Fall 2027
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHEFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Boston, MASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 8–16 Months to Completion (depends on part-time or full-time study) · 32 credits
Tuition: $585 – $1,030 per credit · All students — Per unit by course number: 100-599 level $585; 600-999 level $1,030 · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Accreditation

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since December 1, 1929 · next review 06/30/2030

    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.

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…).
  • Criminal Justice Undergraduate CertificateUndergraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: bu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Criminal Justice Graduate CertificateGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: bu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
Boston University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
One Silber Way, Boston, MA 02215
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
4,087 of 36,624 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 — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. bu.edu/met/degrees-certificates/criminal-justice-undergraduate-certificate/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  5. bu.edu/met/degrees-certificates/ms-criminal-justice/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  6. bu.edu/met/programs/graduate/criminal-justice-certificate/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  7. bumc.bu.edu/gms/bmfs/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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