Criminal Justice Schools and Degree Programs in California

Listings in California identify where the school (or the campus that delivers the program) is located. For online programs this is not a requirement to live there, and an online degree based in California is not automatically open to residents of every state.

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National University

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science

Campus · Online · Hybrid

San Diego, CASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Estimated completion time: 17 months (printed estimate for the 17 major classes; the degree also requires general education classes) · 120 credits

$640 per credit · All students — Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration, base rate per credit

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Criminal Justice Administration · Criminal Justice

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National University

BS in Cybersecurity — Digital Forensics Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationDigital forensicsBachelor of Science

Campus · Online

San Diego, CASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 120 credits

$640 per credit · All students — Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, base rate per credit

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Digital Forensics

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National University

Master in Criminal Justice Leadership

Master'sMCJLDedicated degree

Online

San Diego, CASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

In as few as 12 months (conditional minimum; average completion time is printed as 24 months) · 33 credits

$716 per credit · All students — Master in Criminal Justice Leadership, base rate per credit

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Criminal Justice Administration · Criminal Justice

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National University

Master of Forensic Sciences

Master'sMFSDedicated degreeLaboratory science

Campus · Online · Hybrid

San Diego, CASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

24 months average completion time (printed average completion time) · 36 credits

$683 per credit · All students — Master of Forensic Sciences, base rate per credit

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Forensic Science

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National University

MS in Cybersecurity — Digital Forensics and Incident Response Concentration

Master'sMSConcentrationDigital forensicsMaster of Science

Online · Hybrid

San Diego, CASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 39 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Digital Forensics

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University of California-Davis

Master of Science in Forensic Science

Master'sMSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceMaster of Science

Campus · Full-time, Part-time

Davis, CA

Campus-based study

two years at an average of 9 units per quarter; typically three years part-time (5 units or less per quarter) (depends on units taken per quarter) · 54 credits

$903 per credit · All students — Program tuition for students entering fall 2025 and after

February 1, 2027 · Fall 2027

Institution accredited: WSCUCFEPAC-accredited program

Forensic Science · Crime Scene Investigation

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University of California-Irvine

Criminology, Law and Society, B.A.

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeBachelor of Arts

Campus

Irvine, CA

Campus-based study

Duration not verified

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Criminology · Criminal Justice

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University of California-Irvine

Criminology, Law and Society, Master of Advanced Study

Master'sMASDedicated degreeMaster of Advanced Study

Online

Irvine, CASchool location, not a residency requirement

Optional campus visits

two years (6 quarters) (courses completed sequentially) · 52 credits

Tuition not verified

March 1, 2027 · Fall 2027

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Criminology · Criminal Justice

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University of California-Irvine

Master of Legal and Forensic Psychology

Master'sMLFPDedicated degreeForensic psychology

Online + campus visits · Asynchronous

Irvine, CASchool location, not a residency requirement

Campus visits required

two-year professional degree program · 52 credits

Tuition not verified

March 1, 2027 · Fall 2027

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Forensic Psychology

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University of California-Irvine

Criminology, Law and Society, Ph.D.

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy

Campus

Irvine, CA

Campus-based study

normative time for completion of the Ph.D. is six years

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: WSCUC

Criminology

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School or program name

Online with no mandatory campus visits

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Degree

Degree level

Exact degree

Dedicated degree or concentration

A concentration keeps its real degree, e.g. BS in Psychology — Forensic Psychology Concentration.

Subject

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Forensic type

A criminal justice degree with forensic courses is not a laboratory forensic science degree.

Associate track

From the college’s own wording. No applied degree is assumed to transfer.

Institution type

Entry route (prior qualification)

First-year entry needs no prior college credit; completion and transfer pathways require prior credits or an associate degree.

Location

City (optional)

Where the school (or delivering campus) is. For online programs this is not where you must live.

Format & attendance

Delivery

Class schedule (online)

Study intensity

Internship

Laboratory component required

Programs whose official page states a required laboratory component.

Start term

Published duration

Conditional minimums (“as few as…”) do not count as the program length.

Accreditation

FEPAC-accredited program (verified)

This exact program appears in FEPAC's accredited-program database. FEPAC covers forensic science programs only; its absence says nothing about other programs.

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Cost, funding & deadlines

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Matches only programs that publish tuition on that basis. Per-credit, per-year and whole-program figures are never compared.

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