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Roger Williams University

Bristol, RIPrivate nonprofit NECHE

Roger Williams University's School of Justice Studies lists a Criminal Justice major, a Forensic Science major and an M.S. in Criminal Justice; the Extension School offers an Associate and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, and the School of Social and Natural Sciences offers an M.A. in Forensic Mental Health Counseling.

Verified degree programs

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

Roger Williams University

Associate of Science in Criminal Justice

AssociateASDedicated degreeAssociate of Science
Format: Campus · Online · Hybrid
Location: Bristol, RISchool 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: NECHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Roger Williams University

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online · Hybrid
Location: Bristol, RISchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Roger Williams University

Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Bristol, RI
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHE
Subjects: Forensic Science · Crime Scene Investigation
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Roger Williams University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Fully online · Hybrid · Asynchronous
Location: Bristol, RISchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 1 to 3.5 years (printed time commitment range) · 36 credits
Tuition: $1,176 per credit · All students — Graduate program, 2026-2027 · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: NECHE
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Accreditation

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since May 1, 1972 · next review 06/30/2027

    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.

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…).
  • Juris Doctor / Master of Science in Criminal Justice dual degreeJoint degree with the J.D.; law degree excluded. The M.S. in Criminal Justice itself is recorded separately.Source: rwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Extension School certificates in Community Policing, Corrections Agency Administration, Homeland Security, Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems, Police Agency Administration, Public SafetyCertificates, not degrees.Source: rwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Minor in Criminal Justice; Digital Forensics Minor; Digital Forensics Graduate CertificateMinors and a certificate, not degrees.Source: rwu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
Roger Williams University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809-2921
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
270 of 4,344 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 — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. rwu.edu/graduate/graduate-programs — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  5. rwu.edu/graduate/graduate-programs/criminal-justice-ms — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  6. rwu.edu/graduate/graduate-programs/forensic-mental-health-counseling-ma — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  7. rwu.edu/uc/academics/programs/criminal-justice — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  8. rwu.edu/undergraduate/academics/programs/forensic-science — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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