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From the category archives:
Below you will find the blog posts at Criminal Justice Online from the Degrees category, featuring degree descriptions and tips for getting the best bang for your buck. I highly recommend you read each of them if you are serious about making it through a Criminal Justice program or are considering career options in law enforcement. You should also check out each of the Criminal Justice Degrees subcategories based on level:
If you are looking for info on criminal justice colleges or online criminal justice degree options then you found it : )
American Military University (AMU), part of American Public University Systems (APUS), is a respected institution offering many online degrees. The online Bachelor of Criminal Justice degree at American Military University is no exception.
AMU is regionally and nationally accredited and offers 2 types of Bachelor level degrees:
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Criminal Justice, with a concentration [...]
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Kaplan University is a regionally accredited higher learning institution that offers an online Masters in Criminal Justice degree in a relatively short time. The Master of Science in Criminal Justice program at Kaplan offers five distinct concentrations:
Corrections
Global Issues in Criminal Justice
Leadership and Executive Management
Law
Policing
According to Kaplan University:
Our Master of Science in Criminal Justice program is [...]
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Northeastern University’s Online Masters in Criminal Justice Leadership offers a groundbreaking degree program. This graduate degree can be completed entirely online, with an exception of a one week workshop in Boston, MA. Granted Northeastern University is highly esteemed in the career and academic arenas, I’m sure you won’t mind a little respite in Boston – [...]
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Another question gets answered on Criminal Justice Online: how long does it take to get a Homeland Security degree? Well, that all depends on which degree level you are asking about. Is it an Associates, a Bachelors, a Masters, or a PhD? Are you taking this degree at a traditional campus or is the Homeland [...]
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The online criminal justice program of Penn State World Campus recently became America’s first online program to be certified by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), an international organization that supports criminal justice research, education, and policy analysis, and certifies criminal justice programs based on faculty, curriculum, student resources, and six other criteria.
This certification [...]
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I got another interesting question from one of my readers: Can I receive a Masters degree in Criminal Justice from a Community College (CC)?
With 99.9% certainty, I can only say: “NO”
Why not? – Majority of Community Colleges in the U.S. are accredited to provide college courses, certificate programs, and degrees up to the Associate level. [...]
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Virginia College Online Masters in Criminal Justice offers you an ability to advance your education via the Internet. Although this Criminal Justice college is not regionally accredited it does offer a different type of accreditation. According to Virginia College Online:
Virginia College Online is a senior college accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and [...]
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I got another email today asking for help with a very tricky question. Mark from Minnesota asked me: what’s the difference between Criminal Justice and Criminology? He says he hears it used interchangeably and feels that there is an actual difference. Mark’s right, there sure is.
Criminal Justice vs. Criminology
Conventionally, Criminal Justice refers to the universal [...]
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So you went on Google, Yahoo, or MSN and searched for “Criminal Justice Degree,” “Criminal Justice Programs,” or “Criminal Justice Schools.” You got the results, and based on the first one to three pages, you saw “Online Criminal Justice” in the title or you were taken to a website that claimed to offer all the [...]
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Michigan State University is one of the best places in U.S. to study Criminal Justice and other Criminology programs. MSU initiated its online Masters in Criminal Justice program back in 1998, making it the first degree program on the Internet from Michigan State. Quite frankly, it is one of the first prestigious programs on the [...]
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