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University of Central Florida

Orlando, FLPublic HLC

FEPAC-accredited program: 1

UCF offers criminal justice degrees at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels through its Department of Criminal Justice, and a BS in Forensic Science through the Department of Chemistry.

Verified degree programs

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

University of Central Florida

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBA/BSDedicated degreeBachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Orlando, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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University of Central Florida

Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $212.28 per credit · In-state — Undergraduate, in-state
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science
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University of Central Florida

MS in Chemistry — Forensic Science Track

Master'sMSConcentrationLaboratory scienceMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Orlando, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Full-time: two years of continuous full-time study; part-time: generally four years (full-time / part-time as printed)
Tuition: $327.32 per credit · In-state — Online, in-state
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Science
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University of Central Florida

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Orlando, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 36 credits
Tuition: $369.65 per credit · In-state — Graduate, in-state
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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University of Central Florida

Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy
Format: Campus
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 57 credits
Tuition: $369.65 per credit · In-state — Graduate, in-state
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Law Enforcement and Policing · Corrections · Juvenile Justice
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since November 6, 2025 · next review 08/31/2030

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

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

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1970 · next review 12/01/2026

    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…).
  • Forensic Science and the Legal System Undergraduate CertificateUndergraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: ucf.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Central Florida
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL 32816
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
13,856 of 69,233 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. ccie.ucf.edu/criminaljustice/programs/ba-bs/ — Official program page, 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 — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. ucf.edu/degree/criminal-justice-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  6. ucf.edu/degree/forensic-science-and-the-legal-system-certificate/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  7. ucf.edu/degree/forensic-science-bs/chemistry/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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