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Master of Criminal Justice

Texas State University

  • San Marcos, United States
  • 2 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Master

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About the program

Master's degree for leadership roles in criminal justice.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Learners studying Criminal Justice can develop the ability to interpret relevant legal or policy concepts
  • Evaluate evidence and arguments and communicate structured
  • Ethically informed analysis
  • And apply advanced analytical or reflective approaches to complex work. These are indicative learning goals
  • Not a confirmed list of the university's assessed course outcomes.

Career outcomes

  • Management
  • Supervisory and leadership roles for practitioners and academics

Curriculum

  • 32 to 36 credit hours (the page gives both figures) over two years
  • Full or part time. Asynchronous courses
  • Course list unreported on the page. Faculty include former attorneys and law enforcement officers. Partner tuition discounts such as NYPD remission are mentioned.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Four-year bachelor degree equivalent to a US degree from an accredited university
  • 2.75 GPA overall or in the last 60 hours (programmes may require more)
  • Official transcripts
  • GRE/GMAT and other items per programme
  • English test score
  • 2.75 Overall GPA or 2.75 in last 60 undergraduate hours (US 4.0 scale
  • Programmes may require more).

Minimum GPA

2.75

Accepted academic background

Relevant prior academic background appropriate to the selected program.

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts.

How to apply

  1. Check the program and applicant-category requirements. Complete the appropriate international online admission application and pay the application fee. Send official academic transcripts and English proficiency results where required. Follow the admission portal for decisions and additional immigration documents.

Other costs

Tuition per year$11,100 USD
Application fee$90 USD
Deposit$2,200 USD

Program details

CampusSan Marcos
Faculty or schoolCollege of Applied Arts
DepartmentSchool of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value31
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay1
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Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.