MAJOR SCHOOLS
SPECIALIZING IN
ONLINE DEGREES

Strayer offers several associates and bachelor degrees in criminal justice specialties, as well as diploma and masters degree level programs in business and finance, marketing, advanced technology, human recources and hospitality.
Strayer University Online

Anthem is an 100% online school focused on associates and bachelors degrees in criminal justice, business management and paralegal.
Anthem College Online

Walden's School of Public Policy and Administration provides bachelors and masters degree programs in many areas of criminal justice, including homeland security, law and public policy and computer security. One of the best known e-learning schools, with more than 40 degree programs in other specialties such as engineering, human services and business.
Walden University

Virginia online's degrees are mainly in accounting, business administration, criminal justice, health services and paralegal across the associates, bachelors and masters levels.
Virginia College Online

AIU Online offers many specialized MBAs and undergrad business degrees, as well as bachelors degrees in computer systems, organizational psychology and other specialties, with associates degrees in criminal justice, human resources, healthcare administration and more.
American Intercontinental University Online
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Criminal Justice Degrees: Skills And Job Opportunities
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Associate of Arts Degree
An associate of arts is a more traditional criminal justice degree that gives you a broader training not just in law enforcement, but in other liberal arts areas that will “fill out” your educational resume and make you a good candidate for a bachelors or even masters degree later on. It costs more than the applied science degree and it takes a minimum of two years if you attend school full time, but an associate of arts in criminal justice offers a bigger payoff down the road.
A full associates degree trains you in current techniques for solving crimes, how to navigate the American court system, criminology and all the online communication techniques now used in law enforcement. You will learn how to detect crime, interview suspects and victims, prepare good quality records and even how to deal with the public. Many of these programs include internships that will give you hands on experience in the police or legal arenas. The aim is to get you ready for a rewarding career where you can serve the public.
Happily, there tend to be fewer degrees to choose from at the associate of arts level. Top criminal justice specialties offered include:
- Corrections
- Juvenile Justice
- Forensic Physchology
- Law Enforcement
- Law Enforcement
- Cyber Crime
- Crime Scene Investigation
You will generally need a good grade point average at a high school or community college to get accepted into an AA degree in criminal justice, but you will also be required to take either the SAT or ACT test, and usually write an admission essay and provide letters of recommendation. Once you get in, your courses will include anything from college math to abnormal psychology, tactical firearms skills, emergency responder techniques in law enforcement to sobriety testing.
Job Opps The Associate of Arts degree in criminal justice will make it possible for you to get a higher level job as a police officer, bailiff, narcotics officer, secret service agent or customs agent. Private companies may hire you as a loss prevention expert or private security agent. Importantly, your degree will give you a background in understanding relationships between citizens, the police and the court system.
Criminal Justice Degree Programs
SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY
A Florida-based school with a Catholic heritage. The school stresses the affordability of it's online programs.
- Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice Management
- MS Criminal Incident Management
- MS Criminal Justice
- MSCJ specialized in Forensic Science
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ANTHEM COLLEGE
Anthem College online is an Arizona-based school with career-oriented bachelor of science and associate of science degree programs in criminal justice. Training includes basic criminology, analytics and management.
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UNIVERSITY OF THE ROCKIES
A private school, originally known as the Colorado School of Professional Psychology, that offers some interesting degrees focused more on criminology than direct police work, including:
- Doctor of Psychology, Criminology & Justice
- MA in Psychology, Criminology & Justice
- Graduate Certificate in Criminology & Justice Studies
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KEISER UNIVERSITY eCAMPUS
Teaches basic tools and analytic skills to help students enter and then advance in the criminal justice system. Florida-based school that ranked #11 among U.S. online colleges by the Online Education Database for 2009.
- Degress in Homeland Security, Paralegal, Legal Studies and Criminal Justice
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STRAYER UNIVERSITY
Baltimore-based school operated as a for-profit, which has 70 brick and mortar campuses in addition to it's online program. Designed to prep grads for work in private sector security, law enforcement, homeland security, cyber security and other fields.
- Associates of Arts in Criminal Justice, Diploma Programs in Security and Homeland Security
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BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY
Once a small college in Nebraska, this school now has 11 campuses and a large online program. Accelerated programs are offered at all levels.
- BS in Criminal Justice Administration
- Master of Science in Justice Administration and Crime Management
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VIRGINIA COLLEGE
Private school with an extremely wide array of online degree offerings.
- Associate's Degree Criminal Justice
- Bachelor's Degree Criinal Justice
- Master Program Criminal Justice
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AIU ONLINE
Basic criminal justice degrees online, and also some unique specializations including "special populations" and forensic science. Illinois based institution that also has brick and mortar campuses abroad
- Associates In Criminal justice Administration, Bachelors in Forensic Science and Law Enforcement
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