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University of Mississippi

University, MSPublic SACSCOC

FEPAC-accredited program: 1

The University of Mississippi offers a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and an online Master of Criminal Justice through its Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, and a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Chemistry through its Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Verified degree programs

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

University of Mississippi

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBSCJDedicated degreeBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online
Location: University, MSSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 8 semesters
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Corrections · Homeland Security · Law Enforcement and Policing
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University of Mississippi

Bachelor of Science in Forensic Chemistry

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: University, MS
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 4 years · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOCFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science
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University of Mississippi

Master of Criminal Justice

Master'sMCJDedicated degree
Format: Fully online
Location: University, MSSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 1 year · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration · Homeland Security
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Accreditation

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

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1895 · next review 12/01/2029

    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…).

Institution

Official name
University of Mississippi
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
Oxford, Mississippi, University, MS 38677-1848
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,776 of 24,043 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. olemiss.edu/programs/applsci/bachelor-science-criminal-justice/index.php — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  4. olemiss.edu/programs/applsci/master-in-criminal-justice/index.php — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  5. olemiss.edu/programs/libarts/bachelor-science-forensic-chemistry/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  6. DAPIP — SACSCOC 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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