These are the 2027 online criminal justice degrees for working adults: 66 programs at 61 schools whose own page says classes are
asynchronous, with no set meeting times. At the bachelor’s level, Columbia Southern University comes first. It charges an online student from another state $278 a credit and its criminal justice graduates earn a median $70,354 four years after finishing.
Online Associate’s Criminal Justice Degrees for Working Adults
Classes with no set meeting times are stated by 16 of the 118 ranked online associate’s programs.
Ridgewater College comes first.
Across the list, annual tuition and required fees for a student from out of state have a median of $7,637. 3 also state a course length and 5 give their start dates.
There is no set meeting time, so students attend lectures and access class materials on their own schedule.
Classes start twice a year, in fall and spring.
Ridgewater's Criminal Justice Transfer Pathway AS is taught fully online with no set meeting times and is designed for transfer to a partner Minnesota State university, and the college's Peace Officer degrees use the same online format, the AAS adding in-person summer skills training.
Fully online, with no set meeting times
60 credits for the Criminal Justice Transfer Pathway AS
The online learning environment is asynchronous, so students complete coursework on their own time from anywhere.
Courses run for 8 to 16 weeks.
Courses start every month.
APU's online associate degree in criminal justice runs in monthly-start courses with no set login times and closes with the Criminal Justice Sophomore Seminar, an approved project or paper.
60 semester hours
The program is online, with courses that start monthly
Online courses use weekly blocks that let students choose their own days and times to attend class.
Barton offers criminal justice as a 60-credit-hour Associate in Arts degree, on its Barton County Campus in Kansas and through a fully online option, with ride-alongs, internships and a virtual reality training simulator.
60 credit hours
Classes run at the Barton County Campus in Kansas and online
Students can take part in the Kansas Highway Patrol Collegiate Academy
The school's online courses let students learn on their own schedule and at their own pace.
Odessa College's Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice is a fully online program aimed at working professionals, from officers to police chiefs and sheriffs, and its degree plan closes with a criminal justice internship.
Fully online AAS aimed at working professionals
60 credit hours, ending with a criminal justice internship
Texas veterans and eligible family members can use the Hazlewood Act's tuition exemption
The school offers asynchronous online courses, so students work when they have time.
Central Georgia Technical College offers two criminal justice associate degrees, a transfer-minded Associate of Science in Criminal Justice and a career-focused Criminal Justice Technology Associate Degree, and its catalog lists both online as well as at its campus locations.
60 hours for each associate degree
Both degrees are offered online and in Macon, Georgia; Milledgeville, Georgia; and Warner Robins, Georgia
Students in the Criminal Justice Technology degree must be 16 or older
Classes are 100% online, so students can work from anywhere with internet access at a time that suits them.
Albany Technical College lists its Criminal Justice Technology associate degree among the programs it offers online, built on a 45-credit occupational core in criminal justice, corrections, law enforcement, and criminal law and procedure.
60 credits required for graduation
Albany Tech lists Criminal Justice Technology among its online associate of applied science programs
New students can enter each semester
Admission requires a high school diploma or equivalent
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The degree requires 60 credits: 15 credits of general education core courses and 45 credits of occupational courses, including Introduction to Computer Literacy, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Corrections, Principles of Law Enforcement, Criminal Law for Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, Ethics and Cultural Perspectives for Criminal Justice, Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice and Juvenile Justice, a practicum or internship course (Criminal Justice Practicum or Criminal Justice Externship), and five electives from a list that includes Private Security, Criminal Justice Administration, Police Officer Survival and Report Writing. Albany Tech lists Criminal Justice Technology among the associate of applied science programs it offers online, and a 2020 college announcement said the degree can be completed 100% online.
Admission requires a high school diploma or equivalent along with minimum test scores, and students can enter each semester. The catalog says completing the degree does not ensure certification of officer status in Georgia, which students must seek from the Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Council, so the program suits students aiming at corrections, security, investigative and police administration work as well as current practitioners.
The school's online courses let students learn at their own pace from anywhere in the world.
Sheridan College offers criminal justice both as an Associate of Arts that surveys the whole system and as a Law Enforcement Associate of Applied Science, and it lists criminal justice among its online degrees.
Two degree options: an Associate of Arts and a Law Enforcement AAS
Criminal justice is also available online
Internships come through partner law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities
Degrees can be earned 100% online, and students attend class on their own time.
OCtech pairs coursework on the judicial process and ethics in law enforcement with practical instruction in crime scene investigation, police patrol tactics and weapon safety, and lists the criminal justice degree among the programs students can earn completely online.
63 semester hours
The degree is listed among OCtech's completely online programs
The curriculum has no admission requirements beyond the college's general requirements
A 12-semester-hour Pre-Police Academy Certificate is also offered
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The Associate in Applied Science, Major in Criminal Justice runs 63 semester hours, with practical instruction in crime scene investigation techniques, police patrol tactics and weapon safety protocols. OCtech lists the criminal justice degree on its page of programs students can earn completely online, and online courses include at least one proctored assignment or exam each semester.
The curriculum sets no admission requirements beyond the college's general ones, and OCtech operates as an open admissions college that admits high school graduates and, at 18 or older, applicants without a diploma who show they can pursue the course of study. The catalog says the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy sets minimum standards for employment. The catalog says the 12-semester-hour Pre-Police Academy Certificate, which requires a high school diploma or equivalency, is an option to begin the certification process as a law enforcement officer in South Carolina.
Online courses have no regular class schedule to meet.
Trident Technical College runs its criminal justice associate degree with an online option and a 2+2 agreement with The Citadel, alongside a Police Pre-Academy Training Certificate taught face to face.
60 credit hours
The associate degree has an online option
Admission requires high school graduation or a GED plus qualifying placement scores
Students choose when and where they study, within the set deadlines of the course schedule.
Iowa Western lists both its Criminal Justice A.A.S., built for police, deputy sheriff, trooper and corrections work, and its Criminal Justice Transfer Major, A.A. among its 100% online programs, and each is also offered at the Council Bluffs, Iowa campus and the college's centers.
Both degrees are on Iowa Western's list of 100% online programs
63 semester hours for each degree
The A.A.S. prepares for police, deputy sheriff, trooper and corrections work; the A.A. is built for transfer
Admission requires a high school or HiSET/GED transcript
Iowa Western charges no application fee
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The Criminal Justice A.A.S. takes 63 semester hours in Iowa Western's recommended sequence: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Police and Society, Criminology, Introduction to Corrections, Criminal Law and Professional Communications first, then Introduction to Forensic Investigation, Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Juvenile Delinquency, Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice and Writing For The Workplace, with Serial Homicide: Killers and Victims, Sociology of Deviance, American National Government, Technical Math, Criminal Investigation, Workplace Empowerment and Introduction to Psychology later on. The Criminal Justice Transfer Major, A.A. also totals 63 semester hours and pairs criminal justice courses such as Police and Society, Introduction to Corrections and Criminal Investigation with Composition I and II, Public Speaking and Statistics. Iowa Western lists both degrees among its 100% online programs, says most online courses do not require any on-campus visits, and also offers each at the Council Bluffs, Iowa campus and its centers; online students work within set course deadlines and have the same advising and tutoring resources as in-person students.
New students and transfer students apply the same way, with no application fee, and Iowa Western asks for a final, official high school transcript or a HiSET/GED transcript plus transcripts from any college attended. The A.A.S. prepares students for careers in law enforcement (police, deputy sheriff, trooper) and as correction officers, while the A.A. is designed for students who intend to transfer to a four-year institution after the two-year degree. The college says its criminal justice instructors have work-related experience in the field, and guest speakers and tours of correctional facilities are part of the program; credit for prior learning can come from high school, college or military experience.
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Online associate’s criminal justice degrees for working adults, ranked 11 to 16
Rank and school
Class format
Cost per credit
Completion
Graduates
Format
Score
11
Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA
The school's online classes are asynchronous, so students can work at their own pace throughout the week.
$295
43%
19
Online
43.4
12
Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
Most course activities are asynchronous, with no scheduled class meeting time.
$333
31%
179
Online
42.0
13
Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA
The online degree programs let students study from anywhere in the world, on their own schedule.
$253.50
25%
47
Online
40.1
14
Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS
Students in the school's online associate degrees can work at their own pace.
$275
31%
18
Online
36.5
15
Eastern Oklahoma State College Wilburton, OK
Online courses let students complete classes anytime and anywhere, with no time or geographical constraints.
$273
24%
10
Online or on campus
36.0
16
Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA
The school's online courses are taught completely asynchronously through a learning management system.
$495
18%
39
Online or on campus
31.7
Cost per credit is the rate the school’s page publishes, read between October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026, or else its 2023-24 IPEDS per-credit charge.
Online Bachelor’s Criminal Justice Degrees for Working Adults
Classes with no set meeting times are stated by 34 of the 187 ranked online bachelor’s programs.
Columbia Southern University comes first.
Across the list, annual tuition and required fees for a student from out of state have a median of $16,080. 21 also state a course length and 8 give their start dates. The page shows the first 25.
173.5
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration
Courses run nine weeks of instruction, with defined start and end dates.
There are eleven start dates each year.
Columbia Southern University's online Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration spans law enforcement, courts and corrections and offers optional concentrations from Arson Investigation to Forensic Psychology.
120 credit hours
Courses are 100% online and available 24/7
Optional concentrations include Forensics, Criminology and Arson Investigation
APU offers both an online Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with General, Entrepreneurship, Maritime Law Enforcement and Organizational Law Enforcement Leadership concentrations, and an online Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice built around a Digital Forensics concentration.
120 semester hours for each degree
Both degrees are offered online, with courses that start monthly
There are no required meeting times, and students complete coursework on their own schedule with regular assignment deadlines.
Courses are eight weeks long in fall and spring and six weeks long in the summer.
Sacramento State teaches its criminal justice bachelor's on campus and also runs it as a fully online degree completion program through its College of Continuing Education, with the same degree awarded either way.
The degree requires 120 total units, including a 60-unit major
Freshmen are admitted as criminal justice pre-majors
The online version is a 60-unit degree completion program taught in accelerated eight-week courses
Courses have eight different start dates each year.
Liberty University offers its Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice both 100% online in 8-week courses and as a residential degree in Lynchburg, Virginia, and its catalog shows which specializations run in each format.
120 credit hours
Offered 100% online in 8-week courses or as a residential program in Lynchburg, Virginia
The online program is asynchronous, with no required class meeting times.
The weekly time expectation is three hours per credit per week for 15 weeks.
Bemidji State's Criminal Justice, B.S. offers four emphases (Corrections, Police Science, Tribal Justice and Victimology), and the university says the program is offered 100% online and 100% on campus.
120 semester credits
The program is offered 100% online and 100% on campus
Emphases in Corrections, Police Science, Tribal Justice and Victimology
All coursework is asynchronous, with no class meetings at specific dates and times.
The traditional fall and spring semesters run 16 academic weeks.
CSULB offers its criminology and criminal justice bachelor’s both as the standard major and as a fully online, cohort-based degree completion program for transfer students who live in California and have already finished 60 lower-division units.
61 units of criminology and criminal justice courses
The online program is a 100% online asynchronous program
Online students take 12 to 16 units each fall and spring semester
The online classroom is asynchronous, so there are no set meeting times.
Sessions are usually eight weeks long, though the number of weeks may vary.
UMGC's online criminal justice bachelor's concludes with a capstone course in which students apply interagency cooperation, critical thinking and systems approaches to practical problems in the criminal justice system.
The program is 100% online, and students complete their studies on their own schedules.
Each semester is split into two sessions of approximately seven weeks each.
CSUSB's Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice is a 100% online degree completion program for transfer students, taught in accelerated sessions of approximately seven weeks through the College of Extended and Global Education.
100% online, in accelerated sessions of approximately seven weeks
Admission requires at least 60 transferable semester units and completed lower-division general education
120 units required for graduation
Students complete six elective courses, which can include a Homeland Security Certificate sequence
Online enrollment is open to California residents and residents of the states CSUSB lists as authorized
$1,260 a course
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CSUSB offers the degree only as a completely online program through its College of Extended and Global Education, and 120 units are required for graduation. Each semester is split into two sessions of approximately seven weeks, with courses in an accelerated format. The core courses are Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Statistics in Criminal Justice, Theories of Crime and Delinquency, Correctional Theory and Institutions, Police and Police Systems, Integrative Studies in Criminal Justice, and Expository Writing for the Social Sciences. Students also complete six elective courses from a list that currently includes Victimology, Criminal Procedure, Community Policing, Police Administration, Correctional Administration, Community Corrections, White Collar Crimes, Gangs and Terrorism. A set of six electives also earns a Homeland Security Certificate from the College of Extended and Global Education.
CSUSB says the program suits both career-bound pre-service students and in-service personnel in fields such as law enforcement, probation, parole, corrections and social service agencies, and applicants must be upper-division transfer students. They need at least 60 transferable semester units (or 90 quarter units), completed lower-division general education, the Golden Four with a C- or better, the CSU History, Constitution, and American Ideals Requirement (US-1, US-2 and US-3) completed before admission, the prerequisite courses Introduction to the Criminal Justice System and Criminal Law, and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. CSUSB says its College of Extended and Global Education is approved to offer online programs to students residing in California and a list of authorized states, and students admitted to the online program cannot move to the traditional (stateside) program without closing their online application and reapplying. Tuition is a flat per-course rate from enrollment to graduation.
Once a course starts, students can complete assignments and join discussions any time of day.
Bachelor's courses are each 11 weeks long.
Strayer University builds its criminal justice bachelor's from 40 courses of 11 weeks each, offers it online and on campus, and requires a concentration, with choices that include probation and parole and criminal justice administration.
The program is 100% online, and students can study at their own pace.
Courses are delivered in eight-week terms with monthly start dates.
Classes start every month and last eight weeks.
UA Grantham teaches its Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice 100% online in eight-week terms with monthly start dates, with optional concentrations in Computer Forensic Investigation and Homeland Security.
120 credit hours
Fully online
Classes run in eight-week terms with monthly start dates
Online bachelor’s criminal justice degrees for working adults, ranked 11 to 25
Rank and school
Class format
Cost per credit
Completion
Graduates
Format
Score
11
Weber State University Ogden, UT
Online students can take a class on their own time, with faculty support.
$674
54%
104
Online or on campus
50.1
12
University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME
The YourPace online track has no weekly deadlines, so students control the speed of completion.
$428
56%
16
On campus
50.0
13
United Tribes Technical College Bismarck, ND
The school's online courses let full-time and part-time students study when and where they choose.
$158
47%
6
Online
49.0
14
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
Most of the school's online courses are asynchronous, so students can complete them in their own time and place.
$654
51%
168
Online or on campus
48.9
15
Columbia College Columbia, SC
Online courses have no set login times.
$427
50%
24
Online or on campus
47.7
16
Appalachian State University Boone, NC
Flexible scheduling lets students work at the time and pace that makes sense for them.
$885
74%
107
Online
47.3
17
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola, IN
Classes are asynchronous, so there are no set class times.
$399
62%
5
Online
46.9
18
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
With asynchronous classes, students do not attend class at a set time.
$577
48%
69
Online or on campus
46.6
19
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH
Online classes are asynchronous, so students can keep working and log in when it is convenient.
$792
68%
108
Online
46.1
20
University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
Online programs can generally be completed entirely through asynchronous online courses.
$764
48%
208
Online or on campus
45.7
21
Waldorf University Forest City, IA
The online format lets students learn at their own pace while interacting with professors and classmates.
$345
43%
29
Online or on campus
44.4
22
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
There are no live classes or scheduled meeting times, though professors set assignment deadlines.
$613
58%
46
Online or on campus
44.3
23
Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH
Students study online at their own pace, with multiple start dates.
$417
52%
76
Online
42.8
24
Post University Waterbury, CT
The program is fully online, so students can study remotely and at their own pace.
$629
28%
87
Online or on campus
42.2
25
Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA
Online classes can be completed anywhere and at any time.
$402.13
49%
14
Online
41.4
Cost per credit is the rate the school’s page publishes, read between October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026, or else its 2023-24 IPEDS per-credit charge.
Online Master’s Criminal Justice Degrees for Working Adults
Classes with no set meeting times are stated by 16 of the 57 ranked online master’s programs.
Salve Regina University comes first.
Across the list, annual tuition and required fees for a student from out of state have a median of $12,391. 8 also state a course length and 3 give their start dates.
167.4
Master of Science in Criminal Justice and Cybersecurity
Online classes let students study on a schedule that fits the varying time demands of working professionals.
Online classes are provided in seven-week modules.
Salve Regina's Master of Science in Criminal Justice and Cybersecurity is taught fully online in seven-week modules that mix asynchronous work with recorded live Zoom meetings, a format the university built for working professionals on varying shifts or deployed overseas.
36 credits (12 courses), fully online
Courses run in seven-week modules with recorded live Zoom meetings
Salve lists an average time to complete of 18-24 months
APU's online Master of Arts in Criminal Justice lets students choose a General, Business Administration, or Emergency Management and Disaster Management concentration, and finish with a comprehensive exam or one of two capstone projects.
Online students have no set study times, though projects and assignments have deadlines.
Each class lasts 7.5 weeks.
Arizona State University's online Master of Arts in Criminal Justice ends with a capstone project in which students apply their knowledge to reducing crime through a policy or program in a criminal justice agency.
Liberty University's Master of Science in Criminal Justice is a 36-credit-hour degree taught 100% online in 8-week courses or in a residential format on the Lynchburg, Virginia campus with an optional supervised thesis.
36 credit hours
Fully online in 8-week courses, or residential on the Lynchburg, Virginia campus
The master of science in criminal justice is fully online and asynchronous.
Salem State University's Master of Science in Criminal Justice is a fully online, asynchronous degree with thesis and non-thesis plans, and the university says the program holds Quinn Bill certification from the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.
33 credit hours, with thesis and non-thesis plans
Fully online and asynchronous
Students can finish in as few as 16 months with full-time and summer enrollment
Online study is flexible, so students can study on their own schedule while balancing work and personal commitments.
UMT delivers its Master of Science in Criminal Justice entirely online, lets students outside term-based programs enroll in courses year-round, and charges military members, veterans and first responders a lower tuition rate.
Fully online
Military members, veterans and first responders pay a lower tuition rate
36 semester credit hours, with an optional Homeland Security concentration
The online programs are flexible and let students study anywhere and anytime.
Cumberlands' online Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration pairs a justice administration core with one emphasis area chosen from fields such as corrections, law enforcement, juvenile justice and digital forensics.
Online format
31 credits
Admission requires a bachelor's degree
Completion can take as little as one year
Each student completes one emphasis area
$355 a credit, online rate
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The degree is offered online. Students complete a core in justice administration, including Foundations in Justice Administration, Practical Research Evaluation, Applied Data Analysis in Justice Administration and Ethical Issues in Justice Administration, then earn an emphasis of at least twelve hours in one area: addiction studies, corrections, criminal psychology, cybersecurity, digital forensics, homeland security, juvenile justice, law enforcement, or criminal justice education and leadership.
The university says the program serves both recent bachelor's graduates and in-service professionals. Master's admission requires a bachelor's degree or higher with a GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, though the university notes that conditional admission may apply to certain programs for online students. The school says the degree can be completed in as little as one year, and it also offers a graduate Criminal Justice Management Certificate online for members of law enforcement in Kentucky and across the United States.
Students access coursework online on their own time.
Courses run in 10-week terms.
Southern New Hampshire University's online Master of Science (MS) in Criminal Justice is 30 credits in 10-week terms, with a general track or a concentration in Advanced Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, Cybercrime, or Public Safety Administration.
30 credits, 100% online, in 10-week terms
A general track or one of three concentrations
Admission requires a conferred bachelor's degree; full acceptance requires a 2.75 undergraduate GPA
Students study on their own schedule, with weekly assignments and discussions to help them stay on track.
PennWest Global Online's Criminal Justice and Criminology, MA is offered 100% online with optional concentrations in Behavioral Crime Analysis and Cyber Forensics and Fraud Investigation, and active-duty members, veterans and their eligible dependents pay a discounted rate in online programs.
Offered 100% online
Military students and veterans pay a discounted per-credit rate in online programs, the same in state and out of state
Most Global Online courses are asynchronous, with weekly deadlines
Because participation is asynchronous, students can move through material at times that fit their schedule.
Bellevue's Master of Science in Criminal Justice is a 100% online cohort program of 30 credit hours, taken one course at a time, with no GRE or GMAT required.
100% online, one course at a time in a cohort
Bellevue does not require the GRE or GMAT
30 credit hours
Admission requires a bachelor's degree and a 2.5 GPA over the last 60 credits
$680 a credit for all students
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The 30-credit-hour curriculum is a fixed set of courses: Administration of Justice, Criminal Behavior Analysis, Police Operations and Strategies, Crime Analysis and Case Management, Law and Social Policy, Correctional Concepts, Leadership and Management in Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Organizational Analysis, Planning, and Budgeting, Special Topics in Criminal Justice, and Criminal Justice Problem Analysis. As a cohort program, students register once at the beginning and take one course at a time without building a new schedule each term. Classes are 100% online.
Bellevue says the degree is designed to help students advance into a leadership role in their criminal justice career, building the skills to succeed in federal, state and local criminal justice operations and in management and administrative positions. Admission requires a completed bachelor's degree and a minimum 2.5 GPA over the last 60 credits, with an appeal possible below that, and no GRE or GMAT is required. Bellevue says it does not set separate tuition rates for in-state and out-of-state students, and it describes the degree as a non-licensure program that was not designed to meet educational requirements for any specific professional license or certification. Spring term classes start in February.
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Online master’s criminal justice degrees for working adults, ranked 11 to 16
Rank and school
Class format
Cost per credit
Completion
Graduates
Format
Score
11
Lewis University Romeoville, IL
The online program is 100% asynchronous.
$845
69%
23
Online
39.4
12
Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO
Online courses are available anytime and anywhere.
$410
46%
15
Online or on campus
39.1
13
Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
The online format is asynchronous, so students do not have to put their careers on hold.
$687
55%
10
Online
38.7
14
University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ
The online classroom is open 24/7, so students can study on their own schedule.
$916
32%
167
Online
36.7
15
Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX
Online coursework is asynchronous and accessible 24/7, so students study and submit work anytime and anywhere.
$918
63%
75
Online
35.5
16
University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
Online programs can generally be completed entirely through asynchronous online courses.
$849
48%
36
Online or on campus
33.9
Cost per credit is the rate the school’s page publishes, read between October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026, or else its 2023-24 IPEDS per-credit charge.
What Flexible Means Here
For criminal justice degrees for working adults, the test is one sentence on the school’s page: the classes are asynchronous, with no set meeting times. 61 schools state it for a program
on this list. Beyond that, the school pages add detail that matters to someone fitting study around a job, and the table counts how many state each
kind, read on October 8, 2026.
What the school pages state about pace, by degree level
Stated on the school’s page
Associate’s programs
Bachelor’s programs
Master’s programs
Asynchronous classes
16
34
16
A course length
3
21
8
Start dates a year
5
8
3
A new start every month
1
3
1
An accelerated format
1
9
6
A card prints these lines as the school words them, under the line about class format. Of the 66 programs, 5 start courses
every month, and 16 also call the format accelerated or state a finish shorter than usual.
Flexible Classes and Military Benefits
21 of these 66 criminal justice degrees for working adults also state a military benefit, so they appear on
the military students list too: 3 at the associate’s level, 12 at the bachelor’s level and 6 at the master’s level.
Where the Order Comes From
A list by student background, program feature or specialization is not a ranking of its own. It is the national online ranking at its level, kept to the programs whose school's own page states what the list is about, in the same order and with the same scores, so a program's position counts only the programs on that list. The price an online student from another state pays is the one scored, as on every online list.
Among criminal justice degrees for working adults, a program is kept when its school’s page says its classes are asynchronous, with no set meeting times. Class format puts a program on the list and has no say in its place: the national online ranking sets the
order, as the methodology page explains.
Questions About Criminal Justice Degrees for Working Adults
Which Online Criminal Justice Degrees for Working Adults Have No Set Class Times?
All 66 programs on this page do, because each school’s own page says its classes are asynchronous. Ridgewater College for the associate’s, Columbia Southern University for the bachelor’s and Salve Regina University for the master’s are first. The cards below give each school’s line about its format.
How Long Do the Courses Run and How Often Do They Start?
32 of the 66 programs state a course length on their school’s page, and 16 state how many start dates a year they run, with 5 starting courses every month. A card prints each school’s own line, so the lengths and dates are the school’s words.
Can a Working Adult Finish an Online Degree Faster?
16 of the 66 programs here also call their format accelerated or state a finish shorter than the degree’s usual length. The accelerated programs list gathers every online program that does, with or without flexible class times.
What Does an Online Degree for Working Adults Cost?
Among criminal justice degrees for working adults at the bachelor’s level, annual tuition and required fees for a student from out of state have a median of $16,080, against $17,876 for the 187 ranked online bachelor’s programs as a whole. The score itself uses cost as an online student from another state pays it: the rate on the program’s own page where it publishes one, or else the school’s out-of-state per-credit charge reported to IPEDS.
Do Any of These Programs Also Offer a Military Benefit?
21 of the 66 programs here are also on the military students list, because their school’s page states a tuition rate, discount, waiver or grant for service members, veterans or their families.
Sources for Criminal Justice Degrees for Working Adults
Awards, charges, completion and online enrollment: the Department of Education's IPEDS data:
IPEDS completions and distance education, 2023-24; IPEDS tuition and fees and per-credit charges, 2023-24; IPEDS
graduation rates; and IPEDS Outcome Measures and fall 2024 enrollment, from the 2024 provisional release.
Programs are counted under the criminal justice codes in the federal CIP 43.01 series.
Graduate earnings: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard,
field-of-study data for Criminal Justice and Corrections (CIP 43.01). Earnings are College Scorecard's median for the school's criminal justice and corrections graduates (federal field 43.01) at the level who received federal aid, four years after finishing, or one year after where that is the only figure Scorecard publishes. Scorecard reports a median only where enough graduates can be counted, and it covers every program the school reports in that field.
Program names, credit counts, formats, entry requirements and published prices: each school's own program pages, read between October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026.
