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University Park, PAPublic MSCHEPenn State World Campus

FEPAC-accredited program: 1

Penn State offers criminal justice, criminology and forensic science degrees from associate to doctoral level across several campuses and through its online World Campus.

Verified degree programs

11 programs verified so far (1 associate, 5 bachelor's, 4 master's, 1 doctoral). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

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Criminal Justice, A.S.

AssociateASDedicated degreeAssociate in Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: University Park, PASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 64 credits
Tuition: $644 per credit · All students — World Campus undergraduate, 59 or fewer credits accrued or transferred, 11 or fewer credits per semester · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Criminal Justice, B.A.

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeBachelor of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Criminal Justice, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: University Park, PASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $644 per credit · All students — World Campus undergraduate, 59 or fewer credits accrued or transferred, 11 or fewer credits per semester · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Criminology, B.A.

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeBachelor of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 121 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminology
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Criminology, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 121 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminology
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Forensic Science, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 122 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHEFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Criminal Justice Policy and Administration, M.P.S.

Master'sMPSDedicated degreeMaster of Professional Studies
Format: Fully online
Location: University Park, PASchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,048 per credit · All students — World Campus graduate
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration
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Criminal Justice, M.A.

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
Format: Campus · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Middletown, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Criminology, M.A.

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 38 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminology
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Forensic Science, M.P.S.

Master'sMPSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceMaster of Professional Studies
Format: Campus
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 42 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Criminology, Ph.D.

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy
Format: Campus
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: MSCHE
Subjects: Criminology
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Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1921 · next review 01/01/2032

    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.
  • Research centerCriminal Justice Research Center (CJRC)Research and training facility associated with the criminology program, listed with the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing.Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

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…).
  • Global Justice and Security Graduate Certificate (Graduate certificate)Graduate certificate, not a degree.Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Criminal Justice Administration and Procedure Graduate Certificate (Graduate certificate)Graduate certificate, not a degree.Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Criminological Theory and Research Graduate Certificate (Graduate certificate)Graduate certificate, not a degree.Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Criminal Justice Undergraduate Minor (Minor)Minor, not a degree.Source: worldcampus.psu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
Penn State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802-1503
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
279 of 50,399 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. bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/criminology/ — Official catalog / bulletin, 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 — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/penn-state-online-criminal-justice-bachelor-of-science- — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  6. worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/topics/criminal-justice — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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