Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, KYPublic 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.

Verified degree programs

7 programs verified so far (1 associate, 5 bachelor's, 1 master's). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

Associate of Arts in Police Studies

AssociateAADedicated degreeAppliedAssociate of Arts

Campus · Online

Richmond, KYSchool location, not a residency requirement

No mandatory campus visits

Duration not verified · 64 credits

$472 per credit · All students — Online, per credit hour

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: SACSCOC

Law Enforcement and Policing

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Eastern Kentucky University

Bachelor of Science in Corrections & Juvenile Justice Studies

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science

Online

Richmond, KYSchool location, not a residency requirement

No mandatory campus visits

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$472 per credit · All students — Online, per credit hour

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: SACSCOC

Corrections · Juvenile Justice

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Eastern Kentucky University

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science

Campus · Online

Richmond, KYSchool location, not a residency requirement

No mandatory campus visits

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$472 per credit · All students — Online, per credit hour

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: SACSCOC

Criminal Justice

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Eastern Kentucky University

Bachelor of Science in Digital Forensics & Cybersecurity

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeDigital forensicsBachelor of Science

Campus

Richmond, KY

Campus-based study

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$5,325 per semester · In-state — Full-time, in-state (per semester)

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: SACSCOCFEPAC-accredited program

Digital Forensics

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Eastern Kentucky University

Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science

Campus

Richmond, KY

Campus-based study

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$5,325 per semester · In-state — Full-time, in-state (per semester)

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: SACSCOC

Forensic Science

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Eastern Kentucky University

Bachelor of Science in Police Studies

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science

Campus · Online

Richmond, KYSchool location, not a residency requirement

No mandatory campus visits

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$472 per credit · All students — Online, per credit hour

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: SACSCOC

Law Enforcement and Policing

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Eastern Kentucky University

Master of Science in Criminology & Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science

Campus · Online

Richmond, KYSchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified

$600 per credit · All students — Online, per credit hour

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: SACSCOC

Criminology · Criminal Justice

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Accreditation

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1928 · next review 12/01/2027
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

FEPAC program accreditation

Bachelor of Science in Digital Forensics & CybersecurityListed by FEPAC as “Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity (Bachelors), Full Accreditation”Source: aafs.org · verified October 24, 2026

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…).

Certificates in Correctional Intervention Strategies and Juvenile JusticeCertificates, not degrees.Source: eku.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name: Eastern Kentucky University
Control: Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location: 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475-3102
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education: 4,690 of 15,008 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.

IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
eku.edu/jsms/justice-studies/bs-criminal-justice/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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