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Topeka, Kansas 1948. Campus photograph. · Photo: Marion Doss from Scranton, Kansas, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Washburn University

Topeka, KSPublic HLC

Washburn University (Topeka, Kansas) offers an AA in Criminal Justice, a Bachelor of Criminal Justice with emphases, forensic investigation, forensic biology, forensic chemistry, forensic anthropology and digital forensics bachelor's programs, and an online Master of Criminal Justice.

Verified degree programs

8 programs verified so far (1 associate, 6 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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Washburn University

Criminal Justice (AA)

AssociateAADedicated degreeAssociate of Arts
Format: Hybrid
Location: Topeka, KS
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: two years · 60 credits
Tuition: $378 per credit · All students — Traditional undergraduate courses, per credit hour (on campus) · Fall 2026, Spring 20
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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BA in Computer Information Science — Digital Forensics Concentration

Bachelor'sBAConcentrationDigital forensicsBachelor of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: Topeka, KS
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 4 years
Tuition: $378 per credit · All students — Traditional undergraduate courses, per credit hour (on campus) · Fall 2026, Spring 20
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Digital Forensics
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Bachelor of Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBCJDedicated degree
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Topeka, KSSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Internship required
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: $378 per credit · All students — Traditional undergraduate courses, per credit hour (on campus) · Fall 2026, Spring 20
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Law Enforcement and Policing · Corrections
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BCJ — Forensic Investigation (Forensic Investigation and Forensic Investigative Sciences pathways) Concentration

Bachelor'sBCJConcentrationCJ with forensic focusBachelor of Criminal Justice
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Topeka, KSSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Internship required
Duration: 4 years · 120 credits
Tuition: $378 per credit · All students — Traditional undergraduate courses, per credit hour (on campus) · Fall 2026, Spring 20
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Crime Scene Investigation · Forensic Science · Criminal Justice
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BS in Anthropology — Forensic Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationOther forensicBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Topeka, KS
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 4 years · 120 credits
Tuition: $378 per credit · All students — Traditional undergraduate courses, per credit hour (on campus) · Fall 2026, Spring 20
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Bachelor of Science in Forensic Biology

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Topeka, KS
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 4 years
Tuition: $378 per credit · All students — Traditional undergraduate courses, per credit hour (on campus) · Fall 2026, Spring 20
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Bachelor of Science in Forensic Chemistry

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Topeka, KS
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: 4 years possible with some summer courses · 124 credits
Tuition: $378 per credit · All students — Traditional undergraduate courses, per credit hour (on campus) · Fall 2026, Spring 20
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Master of Criminal Justice

Master'sMCJDedicated degree
Format: Fully online · Asynchronous
Location: Topeka, KSSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: approximately two years (typical graduates) · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1913 · next review 08/31/2029

    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.

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.

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…).
  • Bachelor of Legal Studies and Associate of Arts in Legal StudiesLegal studies / paralegal programs.Source: washburn.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Criminal justice minor and legal studies certificateMinor and certificate, not degrees.Source: washburn.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Forensic chemistry minorMinor, not a degree.Source: washburn.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
Washburn University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
1700 SW College Avenue, Topeka, KS 66621
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
707 of 5,663 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. washburn.edu/academics/college-schools/applied-studies/departments/criminal-justice-legal-studies/co — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  5. washburn.edu/academics/college-schools/applied-studies/departments/criminal-justice-legal-studies/in — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  6. washburn.edu/academics/college-schools/forensics/forensic-biology.html — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  7. washburn.edu/academics/college-schools/forensics/forensic-chemical-science.html — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  8. washburn.edu/academics/college-schools/forensics/forensic-investigation.html — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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