The University of Cincinnati, which was ranked in 2009 as having the third-best criminology and criminal justice school in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, offers an online Master of Science in Criminal Justice program accredited by The Higher Learning Commission. Students enrolled in the online graduate degree are required to take 48 credit hours in courses which focus on the following areas: criminology, theory and practice of law enforcement, criminal justice policy and management, community corrections and investigate techniques.
Online courses are delivered via Blackboard on an asynchronous schedule, allowing students to log in and learn when it is most convenient for them. Students have access to online assignments, electronic readings, archived lectures and discussion forums.
Florida State University, which has the seventh-best criminal justice school according to the 2009 U.S. News & World Report rankings, is a flagship state university offering an online criminal justice master's degree program. Students are required to take 36 credit hours of core criminal justice courses which focus on the following areas: criminology theory, criminal justice theory and practice, application of criminology statistics, crime and social justice, criminal law, law enforcement and penology.
Online criminal justice courses are offered via a centralized management platform which provides students with online coursework, learning materials, library resources, lectures and discussion forums. Students also receive supplemental physical learning materials, such as textbooks and videos, to aid the online learning.
Portland State University, which is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, offers a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice. This online criminal justice undergraduate program is eligible to students who have either earned an associate's degree at an accredited school or have a minimum of 60 credit hours from an accredited college or university which are available for transfer.
The online criminal justice program requires that students take 92 credit hours in core criminal justice courses which cover the following areas: criminology, criminal justice policy, law enforcement, corrections and investigative techniques. Online classes are offered on an asynchronous schedule, giving student the flexibility to view archived lectures at their convenience. Additionally, students have access to learning materials, assignment schedules, library resources and discussion forums.