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Liberty University

Lynchburg, VAPrivate nonprofit SACSCOCLiberty University Online

FEPAC-accredited program: 1

Liberty University offers criminal justice degrees from associate to doctoral level through its Helms School of Government, residentially in Lynchburg and online, and a residential forensic science bachelor's degree.

Verified degree programs

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

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Liberty University

Criminal Justice Major (A.A.)

AssociateAADedicated degreeAssociate of Arts
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Lynchburg, VASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Criminal Justice Major (B.S.)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeCJ with forensic focusBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Lynchburg, VASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Crime Scene Investigation · Juvenile Justice · Corrections · Homeland Security
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Forensic Science Major (B.S.)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOCFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Criminal Justice (M.S.)

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Lynchburg, VASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Forensic Psychology · Corrections · Law Enforcement and Policing · Homeland Security
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Criminal Justice (Ph.D.)

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy
Format: Fully online
Location: Lynchburg, VASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminology
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Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1980 · next review 12/01/2026

    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 Certificate (Certificate)Undergraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Criminal Justice Graduate Certificate (Graduate certificate)Graduate certificate, not a degree.Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Doctor of Criminal Justice (D.C.J.) (Doctor of Criminal Justice)Titled as a professional doctorate; the page was not read for research-degree wording.Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Homeland Security and Disaster Management Major (B.S.) (Bachelor of Science)Emergency preparedness and disaster management focus without stated justice content.Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Homeland Security & Disaster Management (M.S.) (Master of Science)Emergency preparedness and disaster management focus without stated justice content.Source: catalog.liberty.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
Liberty University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
1971 University Blvd, Lynchburg, VA 24515
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
87,269 of 103,068 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. catalog.liberty.edu/graduate/colleges-schools/helms-government/homeland-security-disaster-management — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  2. catalog.liberty.edu/programs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  3. catalog.liberty.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/helms-government/homeland-security-disaster-manag — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  4. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. liberty.edu/online/government/bachelors/criminal-justice/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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