Where can I get a Masters in criminal justice?

Hi, does anyone know-

Where can I get a Masters in criminal justice?

I am interested in a program that offers a mix of psychology classes with a focus in criminal justice. The college must be RA accredited and require no GRE scores.

 

I think Petersons.com list most of the major Distance Criminal Justice programs
http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/code/nameresults.asp?sponsor=1&FromPage=DetailSearch

I was looking at programs at one time and it does seem most of them required the GRE. It looks like Central Missouri may not require the GRE.

 

If you have a 2.5 GPA, the University of Cincinnati requires no GRE:

http://www.cjonline.uc.edu/

 

Hmmm...This may help I'm kind looking for a program that offers a Masters in psychology with a specialization is forensic psychology or ciminology.But, if it has a Masters in criminal justice and specialization in psychology that would be fine. I really want to find a masters program that combines both my love for psychology and criminal justice.

 

avia93,

Nova Southeastern University offers an online MS in CJ program with several different specializations, including a behavioral science track which is probably close to what you're looking for.

The information on NSU's program can be found at www.cji.nova.edu.

The admissions requirements state the GRE is optional, plus you can take 6 graduate credit hours of courses from another school and transfer them into the program if you want to. If you wanted to take additional courses in psychology to specialize in the field while still getting a CJ graduate degree this may be an option for you.

Good luck!

abnrgr275

 

Thanks

Thanks abnrgr275, I looked at NSU website and will call today for more information.

 

Mountain State University offers a masters in the Administration of Criminal Justice with several concentrations (Correctional Counseling, Corrections Administration, Enforcement & Investigation, Security & Prevention, and Criminal Justice Education & Training). 8 classes required of which one is a project worth 10 credit hours. You can finish in about a year if you follow the progession in the graduate catalog. I'm getting ready to graduate with my B.S. degree in ADCJ in July and I thought about doing the my masters there also but I was accepted in another masters program at the one other school I applied to so I'm going there.

They are really easy to work with and I never had any problems with them while taking my classes online.

Hope that helps you out and good luck

Badger

http://mountainstate.edu

 

Forgot to mention the only GPA requirement is 2.0 and all you have to do is pay the $25.00 application fee and send your transcripts. No GRE required.

 

Thanks, I'll look into Mountain state. Also have anybody heard of
Southern Christian University they offer Master of Arts (M.A.) in Marriage and Family Therapy.

 

Sam Houston State University

Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas offers graduate level degrees in CJ. They seem to be the premier school for CJ.

 

I looked into Sam Houston State's graduate CJ program but unfortunately they don't offer it at a distance.

abnrgr275

 

If you want a master’s degree in criminal justice, from a school that’s very well respected on an international level then Boston University will be your best choice.

 

Boston University itself is a great school, but it only offers a CJ degree through their CE division (Metropolitan College). There is no department or school of CJ, and no research is conducted.

For prestige in the world or CJ, Florida State & Michigan State are tops as far as distance programs. Here is a fairly comprehensive list;

Boston University

Central Missouri State University

Concordia University-Saint Paul

East Carolina University

Florida State University

Fort Hays State University

Indiana State University

Michigan State University

Mountain State University

New Mexico State University

Norwich University

Nova Southeastern University

Sam Houston State University

Tiffin University

Troy State University

University of Alaska-Fairbanks

University of California-Riverside

University of Cincinnati

University of Louisville

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

University of Wisconsin-Platteville

 

Here's two items that relate to the rankings of CJ degree programs in the U.S.:

www.uc.edu/news/cjrank02.htm

www.uc.edu/criminaljustice/UCPubs.pdf

abnrgr275

 

Try Tiffin

Tiffin University in Ohio, it is an online program....you can focus in criminal behavior which is based on psychology. No GRE scores or anything like that needed...the only thing is books are not included in tuition costs.

 

Sam Houston State University DOES offer 2-online MSCJ degrees:
College of Criminal Justice
College of Criminal Justice

Also, Tarleton State University offers a MCJ online:
Master of Criminal Justice - Tarleton State University