Criminal Justice Schools and Degree Programs in Massachusetts

Listings in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts is not automatically open to residents of every state.

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Boston University

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeDegree completionBachelor of Science

Campus · Part-time

Boston, MA

Campus-based study

24–36 Months (Program duration depends on volume of approved transfer units.) · 128 credits

$585 per credit · All students — Per unit · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: NECHE

Criminal Justice

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Boston University

Master of Science in Biomedical Forensic Sciences

Master'sMSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceMaster of Science

Campus · Full-time, Part-time

Boston, MA

Campus-based study

2 years full-time (full-time) · 38 credits

Tuition not verified

July 31, 2027 · Fall 2027

Institution accredited: NECHEFEPAC-accredited program

Forensic Science

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Boston University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science

Campus · Online · Full-time, Part-time

Boston, MASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

8–16 Months to Completion (depends on part-time or full-time study) · 32 credits

$585 – $1,030 per credit · All students — Per unit by course number: 100-599 level $585; 600-999 level $1,030 · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: NECHE

Criminal Justice

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Lasell University

Criminal Justice (BS)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science

Campus

Newton, MA

Campus-based study

Duration not verified

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: NECHE

Criminal Justice

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Lasell University

Forensic Science (BS)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science

Campus

Newton, MA

Campus-based study

Duration not verified

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: NECHEFEPAC-accredited program

Forensic Science · Crime Scene Investigation

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Lasell University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science

Fully online

Newton, MASchool location, not a residency requirement

Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)

12-24 months completion · 36 credits

$756 per credit · All students — Online MS in Criminal Justice

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: NECHE

Criminal Justice · Homeland Security

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Northeastern University

Criminology and Criminal Justice, BS (Boston)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeBachelor of Science

Campus

Boston, MA

Campus-based study

Duration not verified · 128 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: NECHE

Criminal Justice · Criminology

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Northeastern University

Criminology and Criminal Justice, MS

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science

Campus · Online · Full-time, Part-time

Boston, MASchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 32 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: NECHE

Criminal Justice · Criminology

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Northeastern University

Criminology and Justice Policy, PhD (Boston)

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy

Campus · Full-time

Boston, MA

Campus-based study

Duration not verified · 54 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: NECHE

Criminology · Criminal Justice

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School or program name

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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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