Schools With Criminal Justice As a Major

University of Maryland College Park

• The University of Maryland at College Park's Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including a doctoral degree. For undergraduate majors, the curriculum includes courses in criminology, research methods, corrections, law enforcement and juvenile delinquency. Students can participate in internship programs, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society and the Criminal Justice Student Association. Due to its popularity, the undergraduate program accepts only a limited number of students annually.

  Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
  University of Maryland College Park
  CCJS Advising Office
  College Park, Maryland 20742
  301-405-4699
  ccjs.umd.edu

SUNY Albany

• The State University of New York's Albany campus offers criminal justice degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as an accelerated program allowing students to simultaneously earn their bachelor's and master's degrees. The school is home to a number of specialized research projects, including studies on adolescents and crime, capital punishment, incarceration and life outcome, criminal justice statistics and capital juries.

  School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, SUNY
  135 Western Ave.
  Albany, NY 12222
  518-442-5214
  albany.edu/scj

University of Cincinnati

• The University of Cincinnati offers a criminal justice major as well as graduate criminal justice degrees. Research is concentrated in areas related to policing and corrections, and students are encouraged to participate in the college's Criminal Justice Society and the National Criminal Justice Honor Society. The college also produces several noted academic journals, including the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency and the Journal of Crime and Justice.

  College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services
  University of Cincinnati
  P.O. Box 210002
  Teachers/Dyer Hall
  Cincinnati, Ohio 45221
  888-325-2669
  criminaljustice.cech.uc.edu

University of Missouri St. Louis

• The University of Missouri St. Louis offers criminal justice programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including a doctoral degree. The graduate program is ranked among the top five criminology and criminal justice programs nationally, according to the 2009 U.S. News and World Report. Undergraduates can participate in a paid summer internship with the Federal Bureau of Investigation during their junior and senior years.

  University of Missouri St. Louis
  Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
  324 Lucas
  One University Blvd.
  St. Louis, MO 63121
  314-516-5031
  umsl.edu

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• The John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York offers bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees in criminal justice as well as graduate degree programs. Undergraduate majors include criminal justice, international criminal justice, correctional studies, police studies and criminal justice administration. Students are encouraged to take advantage of the many cooperative education, internship and study abroad programs available.

  City University of New York
  John Jay College of Criminal Justice
  899 10th Ave.
  New York, NY, 10019
  212-237-8000
  jjay.cuny.ed