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Less debt, more career opportunity. Graduate programs from UTRGV are some of the most affordable in the U.S.
With fast-paced, 7-week mini semesters, you'll be able to earn your degree in as few as 12 months.
Learn from anywhere in the world at any time of day that is convenient for you. Fully online equals flexible.
"It was very good with my work and time management. Completing my degree online while maintaining a work/life balance really worked out for me."
Melissa Ipina
Online Master's Graduate
We believe in opportunity.
Whether to prepare for promotion in your current career, start a career in justice administration, or become an academic authority on our justice system, our Master of Science in Criminal Justice equips you with an elevated role in a field that influences all lives in our society.
Our 100% accelerated online program teaches you the history, theories, laws, and research methods behind our criminal justice system. In just 12 months, you will understand past circumstances which formed our system, master current approaches in the field, and gain the ability to shape future criminal justice outcomes in your community.
Improve Justice Outcomes In Your Community
Comprehend the content, theories, principles, and methods of criminal justice.
Prepare for
Administrative and management positions in federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies.
Positions requiring graduate degrees, such as federal probation, parole, and law enforcement agencies.
Academic study beyond the master's degree.
Develop a criminal justice knowledge base concerning issues unique to the region, including Mexico, and Central and South America.
Provide a resource for federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies in need of administrative assistance in policy analysis, development, and program evaluation.
Make a career protecting others through equitable justice outcomes. Learn more about how you can become a powerful force of positive change in your community's criminal justice system today!
Start on the path to a better career today.
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Low Cost
Complete in 1 year
Less debt, more career opportunity. Graduate programs from UTRGV are some of the most affordable in the U.S.
With fast-paced, 7-week mini semesters, you'll be able to earn your degree in as few as 12 months.
Learn from anywhere in the world at any time of day that is convenient for you. Fully online equals flexible.
Master of Science in Criminal Justice
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Improve Justice Outcomes In Your Community
100% online. Graduate in 1 year.
"It was very good with my work and time management. Completing my degree online while maintaining a work/life balance really worked out for me. "
Christopher Niemann
Tech Lead, Training Development and Services Johnson Space Center
"The Educational Technology degree gave me some of the grounding, tools, and techniques to help me develop our space flight operations training and a worldview on how to approach education in the modern era."
Melissa Ipina
Online Master's Graduate
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Cost per Credit
Credits in Program
Estimated Total Tuition
$444
$16,000*
36
Scholarships and financial aid may be available.
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Whether to prepare for promotion in your current career, start a career in justice administration, or become an academic authority on our justice system, our Master of Science in Criminal Justice equips you with an elevated role in a field that influences all lives in our society.
Our 100% accelerated online program teaches you the history, theories, laws, and research methods behind our criminal justice system. In just 12 months, you will understand past circumstances which formed our system, master current approaches in the field, and gain the ability to shape future criminal justice outcomes in your community.
Least student debt in the nation for public institutions
U.S. News & World Report 2020
Comprehend the content, theories, principles, and methods of criminal justice.
Prepare for
Administrative and management positions in federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies.
Positions requiring graduate degrees, such as federal probation, parole, and law enforcement agencies.
Academic study beyond the master's degree.
Develop a criminal justice knowledge base concerning issues unique to the region, including Mexico, and Central and South America.
Provide a resource for federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies in need of administrative assistance in policy analysis, development, and program evaluation.
"The Educational Technology degree gave me some of the grounding, tools, and techniques to help me develop our space flight operations training and a worldview on how to approach education in the modern era."
Christopher Niemann
Tech Lead, Training Development and Services Johnson Space Center
*75% percentile for detective and criminal justice investigators according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The course focuses on the study of research processes using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches to formulate problem statements, research questions and hypotheses, and appropriate research designs.
This course is designed to examine basic organizational theories and models of leadership and management. It emphasizes shared leadership in professional organizations, communication skills, systems thinking, and organizational change. Practical applications in higher educational settings will be made.
This course focuses on current issues facing Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). Students will demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical basis for higher education's current issues. They will conduct research related to current problems and practices impacting college students in HSIs. Some areas of study may be student development, diversity and access, demographic trends, multiculturalism, leadership and governance, and community colleges.
This course is designed to prepare students to meet ethical challenges in modern educational institutions, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. This course will address moral issues at every organizational level--personal, interpersonal, group, and system-wide. This course covers a variety of topics such as identifying personal mission and values; developing character; faith in the workplace; ethical perspectives; moral reasoning and decision-making formats; ethical organizational communication and influence; ethical group behavior and leadership; creating an ethical organizational climate; and global corporate social responsibility.
This course is designed to prepare students to meet ethical challenges in modern educational institutions, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. This course will address moral issues at every organizational level--personal, interpersonal, group, and system-wide. This course covers a variety of topics such as identifying personal mission and values; developing character; faith in the workplace; ethical perspectives; moral reasoning and decision-making formats; ethical organizational communication and influence; ethical group behavior and leadership; creating an ethical organizational climate; and global corporate social responsibility.
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the field of student affairs and its role within the context of higher education. Content covered in this course will help introduce students to the nature of student affairs as a field of study and a profession, major functional areas within student affairs, and help students become familiar with the professional competencies required for good student affairs practice. This course will examine organizational structures, leadership, and management processes associated with college and university student affairs administration.
This course is designed for students to develop an understanding of the educational and public policy issues that promote and/or hinder access to higher education with a particular focus on Hispanic Serving Institutions. This course will attempt to develop a complex, comprehensive understanding of access and equity in higher education.
This course is designed to help leaders align talent development strategy with universities' missions, focusing on coaching practices, developing and managing talent, and developing talent systems at the system, department, and individual levels. This course will have an institutionally guided project sponsored by the students' sponsoring higher education institutions.
This course will introduce students to important concepts, theories, and fiscal practices of higher education budget and finance. This course will review the primary political, economic, and social issues influencing higher education finance, examine revenue streams and expenditure patterns, survey tuition and financial aid policies, help students develop the ability to examine and analyze financial information and assess the budget as an instrument of strategic planning, resource allocation, and control.
This course is designed to provide exploratory experiences for students in different functional areas of higher education, such as student affairs, business affairs, academic affairs, or institutional development. This supervised field experience will provide exposure to different functional areas and will allow the student to gain perspective on the breadth and depth of the division.
"The assistance provided by the professors was really great. Through everything, there was that helping hand, that push, that motivation that keeps your spirit alive to finish the program."
Richard Lopez, UTRGV Alumni
Why UTRGV?
Ranked #1 in Texas for Best Value by Wall Street Journal in 2024.
Ranked #1 University in Texas by Washington Monthly in 2024.
Ranked #1 in Texas for social mobility by U.S. News and World Report in 2023
Ranked #1 among Texas public schools for value by DegreeChoices.com in 2023
Affordable Graduate Education Is Within Reach
Cost per Credit
Credits in Program
Estimated Total Tuition
$444
$16,000*
36
Scholarships and financial aid may be available.
We believe in opportunity.
Start on the path to a better career today.
Where can a career in Criminal Justice take me?
Corrections Manager
Police Department Manager
Security Manager
Juvenile Justice Program Manager
Criminal Justice Agency Director
Detective & Criminal Justice Investigator
Crime Analysis Director
Criminal Justice Policy Advisor
With an MS in Criminal Justice from UTRGV, you will develop essential skills and acquire qualifications that distinguish you in this dynamic and rewarding field. This degree unlocks numerous compelling leadership opportunities. The following examples provide just a glimpse of the potential pathways.
$110,530
Salary Potential*
Make a career protecting others through equitable justice outcomes. Learn more about how you can become a powerful force of positive change in your community's criminal justice system today!
Graduate Select Scholarship
$1,000
Grad Select Scholarship
$1,000
*We estimate that tuition and fees will total no more than the rates shown above; however, rates are subject to change.
*We estimate that tuition and fees will total no more than the rates shown above; however, rates are subject to change.