Overview

The Criminal Justice, M.Sc. program provides extraordinary learning and leadership opportunities with the national criminal justice honor society, field experience, international study abroad, independent study or research with faculty mentors, and graduate assistantships.

ECU Advantage

East Carolina University's criminal justice courses are taught by an exceptional faculty with diverse teaching and research experience in the areas of law enforcement, homeland security, criminology, juvenile delinquency, victimology, law, courts, corrections, justice administration and policy, transnational and comparative crime and justice, terrorism, and organized crime, just to name a few.Our master's alumni have gone on to be high ranking officials in local, state, and national criminal justice organizations in positions as judges, federal agency directors, chiefs of police, and correctional administrators.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Criminological Theory
Research Methods in Criminal Justice
Statistics for Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Policy Analysis
Law and Society
White Collar Crime
Juvenile Justice
International and Comparative Criminal Justice

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2025-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-15 00:00:00

More details

International Students: no set deadline but students should allow an additional one to two months prior to the deadlines for processing the required paperwork.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Criminal Justice View 183 other Masters in Criminal Justice in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

GRE^®

153 _(verbal)

147 _{(quantitative)}

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

A minimum GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale in all undergraduate coursework.

Official transcripts from all universities attended.

GRE scores (no minimum score required, but the average scores of admitted students are 147 in the quantitative section and 153 in the verbal section).

Three letters of recommendation.

A personal statement outlining the applicant's academic and professional experiences, career goals, and research interests.

Tuition Fee

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International

18361 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 18361 USD per year during 12 months.
National

18361 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 18361 USD per year during 12 months.
In-State

5213 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5213 USD per year during 12 months.

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Criminal Justice.

Available Scholarships

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