Graduate Criminal Justice Programs

The University of Maryland, College Park

• The University of Maryland, College Park offers four graduate programs in criminal justice: a traditional master's degree, a joint M.A./J.D., a doctoral degree and a professional M.A. The joint program is in cooperation with the Baltimore campus' School of Law. Students must gain admittance to each program separately. The professional master's program is only offered at the school's China location. It is ranked as the number one graduate program in criminal justice by U.S. News & World Report.

  University of Maryland, College Park
  Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
  LeFrak Hall, Room 2220
  College Park, MD 20742
  (301) 405-6838
  www.ccjs.umd.edu/graduate/index.htm

University at Albany---SUNY

• The University at Albany---SUNY is second in the ranks of criminal justice graduate programs. It offers master's and doctoral programs including joint B.A./M.A. and M.A./M.S.W degrees. Students earn a master's in social work via the School of Social Welfare and obtain direct experience in the human services field.

  University at Albany-SUNY
  School of Criminal Justice
  135 Western Ave.
  Albany, NY 12222 USA
  (518) 442-5214
  www.albany.edu/scj/grad.htm

University of Cincinnati

• The number three institution is the University of Cincinnati's School of Criminal Justice. It has the highest rank for research productivity. Its mission indicates that the school focuses on teaching, service and research. It offers three options for graduate students: a traditional master's, an on-line master's and a doctoral program. It also offers a post-baccalaureate certificate program in paralegal studies.

  School of Criminal Justice
  University of Cincinnati
  600 Dyer Hall, Clifton Avenue
  P.O. Box 210389
  Cincinnati, OH 45221-0389
  (513) 556-5827
  criminaljustice.cech.uc.edu

University of Missouri-St. Louis

• The University of Missouri-St. Louis is the number four program in the nation. Its Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice offers a master's and Ph.D. program. The school focuses on applied research in the community and service organizations.

  University of Missouri-St. Louis
  Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
  324 Lucas
  One University Boulevard
  St. Louis, MO 63121-4499
  (314) 516-5031
  www.umsl.edu/~ccj/

Pennsylvania State University-University Park

• Penn State's Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice is highly regarded by several organizations. The National Science Foundation gives it a top mark for research and development expenditures. U.S. News ranks it at number five overall and gives its demography program the top spot for criminal justice programs. The school does not offer a terminal master's degree and instead focuses its efforts on students pursuing a Ph.D.

  The Pennsylvania State University
  Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice
  211 Oswald Tower
  University Park, PA 16802
  (814) 865-2527
  http://www.sociology.psu.edu/graduate/clj.shtml