Overview

The Criminology and Criminal Justice program at Southern Illinois University focuses on analyzing criminal justice, social justice, and crime prevention problems and solutions.

Key facts

The program prepares its graduates with the analytic capabilities and problem-solving skills that enable them to succeed in professional careers in criminal justice and related agencies, in policy analysis and research, or in continued graduate or professional education in preparation for an academic career. The focus of the curriculum is theoretically driven, empirically-based criminal justice and crime prevention that takes a problem-solving approach.

Supplementing the academic program, there are opportunities for graduate students to work with faculty members who are conducting research. In addition, students may take Supervised Field Experience credit to blend practical experience with classroom education.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Criminal Procedure

Policing Communities

Risk Assessment and Prediction in Criminal Justice

Prevention of Crime and Delinquency

Criminal Violence

Women, Crime, and Justice

White-Collar Crime

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-07 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-16 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-11 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Thesis Track: 30 Hours

Non-Thesis Track: 33 Hours

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Carbondale, United States

Disciplines

Criminal Law Criminology Criminal Justice View 112 other Masters in Criminology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

2.7 (on a grading scale with 4.0=A; approximately a "B-" average) on the last two years of Bachelor's coursework
3.0 on all previous graduate work (approximately a "B" average)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

14086 USD / year

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Out-of-State

14086 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

5634 USD / year

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Living costs

Carbondale

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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