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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, ALPublic SACSCOCUAB Online

FEPAC-accredited program: 1

The University of Alabama at Birmingham offers criminal justice, digital forensics and forensic science degrees through the J. Frank Barefield, Jr. Department of Criminal Justice in the College of Arts and Sciences, including online options for the criminal justice BS and MS.

Verified degree programs

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

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Bachelor of Science with a Major in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Birmingham, ALSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement); internship required
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Birmingham, ALSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 33 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminology
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Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1970 · next review 06/01/2031

    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 Forensic Science and Legal AffairsMinors, not degrees.Source: catalog.uab.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Graduate Certificate in Computer ForensicsGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: uab.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
Administration Bldg Suite 1070, Birmingham, AL 35294-0110
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
5,807 of 21,160 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. catalog.uab.edu/graduate/collegeofartsciences/criminaljustice/forensicscience/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  2. catalog.uab.edu/undergraduate/collegeofartsciences/criminaljustice/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  3. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. uab.edu/cas/criminaljustice/graduate/ms-forensic-science — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  7. uab.edu/cas/criminaljustice/undergraduate/digital-forensics — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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