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University of California-Davis

Davis, CAPublic WSCUC

FEPAC-accredited program: 1

UC Davis offers an in-person Master of Science in Forensic Science through an interdisciplinary graduate group, with a forensic criminalistics track and a forensic DNA track. No criminal justice or criminology degree was located in this research.

Verified degree programs

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

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University of California-Davis

Master of Science in Forensic Science

Master'sMSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Full-time, Part-time
Location: Davis, CA
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: two years at an average of 9 units per quarter; typically three years part-time (5 units or less per quarter) (depends on units taken per quarter) · 54 credits
Tuition: $903 per credit · All students — Program tuition for students entering fall 2025 and after
Next deadline: February 1, 2027 · Fall 2027
Accreditation: Institution accredited: WSCUCFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science · Crime Scene Investigation
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Accreditation

  • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since April 30, 1954 · next review 02/16/2035

    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.

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.

International students

  • Applicants from countries whose official language is not English must provide TOEFL or IELTS scores; out-of-state and international students pay the same per-unit fee.
    Source: forensicscience.ucdavis.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…).
  • Online certificate in forensic science (in development)Planned online certificate, not a degree and not yet offered.Source: forensicscience.ucdavis.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of California-Davis
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-8678
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
351 of 39,707 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. forensicscience.ucdavis.edu/contact-us — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  2. forensicscience.ucdavis.edu/program-overview — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  3. forensicscience.ucdavis.edu/tuition-and-financial-aid — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 24, 2026
  4. grad.ucdavis.edu/programs/gfor — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. DAPIP — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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