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Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TNPublic SACSCOC

FEPAC-accredited program: 1

Middle Tennessee State University's Department of Criminal Justice offers a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Management and Homeland Security, and an online and hybrid Master of Criminal Justice. Forensic Science is a separate interdisciplinary bachelor's degree.

Verified degree programs

4 programs verified so far (3 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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Middle Tennessee State University

Criminal Justice, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Murfreesboro, TNSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Middle Tennessee State University

Forensic Science, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOCFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Middle Tennessee State University

Law Enforcement, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Law Enforcement and Policing · Criminal Justice
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Middle Tennessee State University

Criminal Justice Administration, M.C.J.

Master'sMCJDedicated degreeMaster of Criminal Justice
Format: Fully online · Hybrid
Location: Murfreesboro, TNSchool 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: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice Administration · 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 12/01/2026

    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…).
  • Minors in Criminal Justice Administration, Criminal Investigations and Homeland SecurityMinors, not degrees.Source: criminaljustice.mtsu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
Middle Tennessee State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
1301 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
2,588 of 20,183 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. criminaljustice.mtsu.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  2. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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