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Salem University

Salem, WVPrivate for-profit HLC

Salem University in Salem, West Virginia offers an associate, a bachelor's and a master's degree in criminal justice, with specializations including administration of justice, crime scene investigation and forensic science.

Verified degree programs

3 programs verified so far (1 associate, 1 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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Salem University

Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice

AssociateAADedicated degreeAssociate of Arts
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Salem, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: two-year program · 60 credits
Tuition: $475 per credit · In-state — Undergraduate, WV, IN, OH, PA residents (excluding ASN and LPN-to-ASN students) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Salem University

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeCJ with forensic focusBachelor of Arts
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Salem, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: approximately 40 months (average for a full-time student) · 120 credits
Tuition: $475 per credit · In-state — Undergraduate, WV, IN, OH, PA residents (excluding ASN and LPN-to-ASN students) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration · Crime Scene Investigation
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Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeCJ with forensic focusMaster of Science
Format: Fully online
Location: Salem, WVSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: approximately ten months (administration of justice specialization) (average for a full-time student) · 30 credits
Tuition: $650 per credit · All students — Graduate: MBA, MSCJ, MSIT, MSHHP · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration · Forensic Science
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1963 · next review 08/31/2033

    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.

Where online students can enroll from

State authorization decides whether the school can enroll you in an online program from your state.

State authorization

  • Salem is approved to participate in NC-SARA for distance education.
    Source: salemu.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
Salem University
Control
Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
223 W Main St, Salem, WV 26426
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
442 of 894 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 — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. salemu.edu/degrees/associate-criminal-justice/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  5. salemu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2025-2026-Academic-Catalog-WEST-VIRGINIA-July-2026-web.pdf — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026

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