A bachelor’s degree is becoming a common requirement for many positions in the criminal justice field. By enrolling in an online program, you can earn a low-cost online bachelor degree in criminal justice at your own schedule without interrupting your family and work responsibilities. The degree can equip you with skills and knowledge to do your job well and advance in the field. Also, you may qualify to receive an increase in pay.

We ranked 70 regionally accredited online bachelor criminal justice degrees by tuition cost (ranked from lowest tuition to highest) so you can compare prices and choose an affordable degree program. If you are interested in a criminal justice degree program from a certain school, you can see how its tuition compares to other schools.

We believe the list below is the most comprehensive list of accredited, well-rated, low-tuition criminal justice degrees on the web. But gathering a list of all the degrees is a big endeavor so we may have missed some. Please contact us at thebestdegrees@gmail.com if you see any degrees missing. Thanks!

The tuition costs are estimates based on the semester credit hour system. We converted the tuition of schools on the quarter credit hour system to the semester hour equivalent. Also, we assumed a full time class load of 30-36 credits per year.

 

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

 

SUNY Empire State College

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Community and Human Services – Criminal Justice

 

University of Louisiana at Monroe

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

 

Fort Hays State University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies

 

Thomas Edison State College

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

 

Columbia College

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration
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Ohio University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Criminal Justice
Notes: This is a degree completion program designed for those who have completed an associate degree in a related field.

 

Portland State University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Notes: This is a degree completion program. Applicants must have an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science from an accredited institution, or 90 quarter credit hours (60 semester hours) of transferable college work.

 

American Military University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

American Public University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Troy University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Charter Oak State College

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in General Studies – Criminal Justice

 

Saint Cloud State University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Studies

 

Liberty University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
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Trident University International (TUI University)

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Criminal Justice Administration

 

Southern New Hampshire University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies Degree

 

Austin Peay State University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice – Homeland Security

 

Baker College

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Wilmington University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Indiana State University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Notes: To be admitted, you must have an associate’s degree in the criminal justice field or a minimum of 60 semester credit hours.

 

Park University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration

 

Kentucky Wesleyan College

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

 

Limestone College

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

 

Upper Iowa University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Excelsior College

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts – Criminal Justice

 

Mountain State University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Amridge University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Public Safety and Criminal Justice

 

UMassOnline (University of Massachusetts)

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
Notes: You must have at least 12 credits of college course work to be admitted.

 

Bellevue University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration

 

University of Wisconsin – Platteville

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Southwestern College

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Indiana Tech

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice – Rehabilitative Services

 

Northcentral University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Business Administration in Criminal Justice

 

Ashford University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts in Social and Criminal Justice
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Monroe College

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Western Carolina University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Notes: To gain admission, you must have an associate degree and substantial progress toward the General Education/Liberal Studies requirement for a North Carolina community college.

 

Walden University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
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Tiffin University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Notes: This is a degree completion program. To gain admission, you must have at least two years of college (minimum 45 transferrable credit hours).
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Penn State (Pennsylvania State University)

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Washington State University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

 

Herzing University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Grand Canyon University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies
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Colorado Technical University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
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American Intercontinental University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement
Notes: This is a degree completion program. Entrance requires completion of an Associate of Science, Associate of Arts, or its equivalency. A student who has met the equivalency requirements will have completed a minimum of 48 quarter credit hours in general education courses and 42 quarter credit hours of electives.
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Ellis University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Brandman University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

 

University of Louisville

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice

 

Union Institute and University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Management

 

Hodges University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Regis University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminology
Notes: You must have at least one year of professional experience to be admitted.
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Florida Tech University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
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National University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration

 

Saint Leo University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
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Post University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
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Regent University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

University of Maryland University College

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

DeVry University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Justice Administration

 

Capella University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
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Argosy University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
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Strayer University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
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University of Texas Online Consortium

Degree Name: Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Notes: To be admitted, you must have successfully completed at least 60 credit hours of college level coursework.

 

 

Kaplan University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
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South University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
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Northern Arizona University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies – Administration of Justice

 

University of Oklahoma

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

New Mexico State University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Criminal Justice
Notes: This program is intended for students who have attained sophomore status and have completed all lower division requirements because only the upper division course sequence is available in the online curriculum.

 

Old Dominion University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

 

Drexel University

Degree Name: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Notes: To gain admission, you must have at least 24 credits.