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West Virginia University

Morgantown, WVPublic HLC

FEPAC-accredited program: 1

West Virginia University's Morgantown campus offers forensic science bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through the Department of Forensic and Investigative Science and a criminology bachelor's degree through sociology and anthropology.

Verified degree programs

6 programs verified so far (4 bachelor's, 1 master's, 1 doctoral). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

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Criminology, B.A.

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeBachelor of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminology
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Forensic Biology, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Forensic Chemistry, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Forensic Examiner, B.S.

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Forensic and Investigative Science, M.S.

Master'sMSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceMaster of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 42 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Forensic Science, Ph.D.

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceDoctor of Philosophy
Format: Campus
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 71 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1930 · next review 08/31/2024

    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.

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
West Virginia University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
PO Box 6201, Morgantown, WV 26506
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
2,509 of 24,200 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.wvu.edu/programs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  2. catalog.wvu.edu/undergraduate/eberlycollegeofartsandsciences/fis_exam/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 24, 2026
  3. forensics.wvu.edu/about/facilities/crime-scene-training-complex — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  4. forensics.wvu.edu/graduate-students/m-s-in-forensic-and-investigative-science — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  5. forensics.wvu.edu/undergraduate-students — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  6. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. DAPIP — HLC 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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