New Mexico State University, located in Las Cruces with approximately 25,000 students, offers a Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ) degree program that can be earned on campus or online.
Courses for this program include analysis: methods and policy sequence, and theory: criminology, diversity and ethics.
Applicants must submit a minimum overall undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.00, three letters of recommendations, and a three- to five-page essay that introduces the student and discusses the topic "The most important change needed in the criminal justice system is..."
The tuition fee for this program is $9,692 as of 2011.
The Fort Hays State University is a located in Hays, Kansas, and has approximately 12,000 students as of 2011. The Department of Justice Studies offers a master of liberal studies program with a concentration in criminal justice.
This 31-credit hour interdisciplinary program for graduate students consists of courses in justice studies, workplace violence, criminal justice organization structures, contemporary criminological theory, independent study in justice studies, and seminars on situational ethics, justice leadership, and advance research project.
The program costs $6,975 as of 2011.
The Troy University eCampus, the online school of Troy University in Montgomery, Alabama, provides opportunities for students to pursue their educational objectives without attending traditional classroom lectures.
It offers a Master of Science degree in criminal justice that includes courses in principles of administration, current trends in criminal law, a seminar in the administration of justice, court administration and survey of research methods in criminal justice, as well as elective courses. A thesis option is offered to on-campus students.
Applicants for this program must hold a baccalaureate degree from any regionally accredited school.
The total tuition fee for this program is $10,950.
Located in Warrensburg, the University of Central Missouri has 11,191 students enrolled as of 2011. The school offers a Master of Science degree in criminal justice that includes courses in advanced police management, criminal justice planning, administration in criminal justice, care and treatment in the institutional setting, the criminal court system, criminal justice system, probation, parole and community corrections, and juvenile justice system.
To be accepted into this program, an applicant must have an undergraduate degree in criminal justice or a closely related field with a grade point average of 2.75 on all course work.
This program costs $10,951 as of 2011.