National University

San Diego, CAPrivate nonprofit WSCUC

National University's College of Law and Public Service offers a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration, a Master of Criminal Justice Leadership, a Master of Forensic Sciences and homeland security programs, mostly with online options; digital forensics is offered as a specialization within its cybersecurity degrees.

Verified degree programs

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

National University

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science

Campus · Online · Hybrid

San Diego, CASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Estimated completion time: 17 months (printed estimate for the 17 major classes; the degree also requires general education classes) · 120 credits

$640 per credit · All students — Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration, base rate per credit

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Criminal Justice Administration · Criminal Justice

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National University

BS in Cybersecurity — Digital Forensics Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationDigital forensicsBachelor of Science

Campus · Online

San Diego, CASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$640 per credit · All students — Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, base rate per credit

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Digital Forensics

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National University

Master in Criminal Justice Leadership

Master'sMCJLDedicated degree

Online

San Diego, CASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

In as few as 12 months (conditional minimum; average completion time is printed as 24 months) · 33 credits

$716 per credit · All students — Master in Criminal Justice Leadership, base rate per credit

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Criminal Justice Administration · Criminal Justice

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National University

Master of Forensic Sciences

Master'sMFSDedicated degreeLaboratory science

Campus · Online · Hybrid

San Diego, CASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

24 months average completion time (printed average completion time) · 36 credits

$683 per credit · All students — Master of Forensic Sciences, base rate per credit

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Forensic Science

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National University

MS in Cybersecurity — Digital Forensics and Incident Response Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationDigital forensicsMaster of Science

Online · Hybrid

San Diego, CASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 39 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Digital Forensics

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Accreditation

WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since February 28, 1977 · next review 06/30/2028
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

FEPAC program accreditation

None of this school's listed programs appears in FEPAC's accredited-program list. FEPAC accredits forensic science programs only and is optional; its absence does not make a program ineligible here.

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.

Scholarships and funding

School-wide awards, service scholarships and rates as published. Program pages list awards specific to a program.

Public Safety Promise Tuition discount
25% tuition discount; some programs are excluded
Eligibility: Public safety professionals
Source: nu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

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…).

Graduate Certificate in Forensic and Crime Scene InvestigationsCertificate, not a degree.Source: nu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
Doctor of Criminal JusticeListed as a Doctor of Criminal Justice; not described as a research doctorate on the pages reviewed, so treated as a professional doctorate and not examined further.Source: nu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name: National University
Control: Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location: 9388 Lightwave Ave, San Diego, CA 92123
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education: 16,569 of 19,924 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 — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
nu.edu/degrees/professional-studies/programs/bachelor-science-criminal-justice-administration/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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