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Philips Hall at West Chester University, a contributing building in the West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District on the NRHP since October 8, 1981. The district is bounded by South High and South Church Streets, University and Rosedale Avenues, in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsyl. Campus photograph. · Photo: Smallbones · Public domain · source
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PAPublic MSCHE

FEPAC-accredited program: 1

West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers a BS and an MS in Criminal Justice through its Department of Criminal Justice and a BS in Forensic and Toxicological Chemistry in the chemistry department.

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.

Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1946 · next review 01/01/2029

    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…).
  • Criminal Justice minorMinor, not a degree.Source: wcupa.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Graduate certificates in Foundations of Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement LeadershipGraduate certificates, not degrees.Source: catalog.wcupa.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
University Avenue and High Street, West Chester, PA 19383
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
1,682 of 17,076 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.wcupa.edu/graduate/business-public-management/criminal-justice/ — Official catalog / bulletin, 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 — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. wcupa.edu/business-PublicManagement/criminalJustice/programs.aspx — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  6. wcupa.edu/programs/undergrad/forensic-toxicological-chemistry/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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