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John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)

New York City, NYPublic MSCHEJohn Jay Online

FEPAC-accredited program: 1

John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in criminal justice, criminology, forensic science, forensic psychology and related fields.

Verified degree programs

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

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John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)

Criminal Justice (Institutional Theory and Practice), Bachelor of Science

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeDegree completionBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: New York City, NYSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: No mandatory campus visits
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $305 per credit · In-state — Online degree, in-state
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)

Criminal Justice, Master of Arts

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: New York City, NYSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $470 per credit · In-state — Graduate part-time (11 credits and under), NYS resident · Fall 2026-Spring 202
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)

Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity, Master of Science

Master'sMSDedicated degreeDigital forensicsMaster of Science
Format: Campus
Location: New York City, NY
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $470 per credit · In-state — Graduate part-time (11 credits and under), NYS resident · Fall 2026-Spring 202
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Digital Forensics
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)

Forensic Psychology, Master of Arts

Master'sMADedicated degreeForensic psychologyMaster of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: New York City, NY
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 42 credits
Tuition: $470 per credit · In-state — Graduate part-time (11 credits and under), NYS resident · Fall 2026-Spring 202
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Forensic Psychology
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)

Forensic Science, Master of Science

Master'sMSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceMaster of Science
Format: Campus
Location: New York City, NY
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $470 per credit · In-state — Graduate part-time (11 credits and under), NYS resident · Fall 2026-Spring 202
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHEFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)

International Crime and Justice, Master of Arts

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: New York City, NYSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 2 years full-time (9 credits per semester) or 4 years part-time (full-time or part-time as stated) · 36 credits
Tuition: $470 per credit · In-state — Graduate part-time (fully online program), NYS resident · Fall 2026-Spring 202
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1965 · next review 01/01/2031

    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…).
  • PhD in Criminal Justice (PhD)Doctoral program is administered through the CUNY Graduate Center, which is a different institution; not recorded as a John Jay degree.Source: jjay.cuny.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • PhD in Clinical Psychology (CUNY Graduate Center / John Jay) (PhD)Joint program awarded through the CUNY Graduate Center; clinical psychology, outside the criminal justice scope.Source: jjay.cuny.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Advanced Certificates (e.g., Advanced Certificate in Victimology, Applied Digital Forensic Science)Certificates, not degrees.Source: jjay.cuny.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Fraud Examination and Financial Forensics, BS (Bachelor of Science)Accounting/fraud examination degree in the Department of Public Management; not recorded as a justice or forensic science degree (listed in unresolved for later review).Source: jjay.cuny.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
524 W 59th St, New York City, NY 10019
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
2,862 of 13,510 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. jjay.cuny.edu/academics/graduate-programs/doctoral-programs — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  5. jjay.cuny.edu/academics/graduate-programs/graduate-programs-digital-forensics-cybersecurity — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  6. jjay.cuny.edu/academics/graduate-programs/ma-criminal-justice — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  7. jjay.cuny.edu/academics/graduate-programs/ms-forensic-science — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  8. jjay.cuny.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/majors — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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