MS - Criminal Justice

The primary purpose of the Master of Science in Criminal Justice is to prepare students to meet the needs of local, state and federal criminal justice agencies. As career opportunities in the field of criminal justice have burgeoned, the educational expectations of criminal justice agencies have increased. The Master of Science in Criminal Justice combines an advanced framework in research methods, criminological theory and criminal justice administration to provide students with the methodological and analytic skills to conduct sophisticated crime analysis and program assessment. A unique component of the Master of Science program is the Geo-Information Science concentration. There has been rapid growth in the use of computerized mapping in the field of criminal justice. Practitioners are needed who possess the expertise to use Geo-Information technologies to analyze crime, problem solve and develop policy. The Master of Science in Criminal Justice is a 36 credit hour degree available under two plans (thesis and non-thesis). All students will be required to complete five core courses and declare one of the following concentrations: Criminology, Administration of Criminal Justice or Geo-Information Science. To complete a concentration, students must take 12 credits of related coursework as part of their electives and maintain a 3.0 GPA. The program will be offered on a part-time basis the first five years of its implementation. Students will be able to complete the program in two years carrying a course load of two classes per semester including two summer terms.

Resources

• Learn more about this program from the Flow Sheet [PDF 55KB]
• Admissions Application [PDF 55KB]
• Reference for Graduate Admission form [PDF 55KB]

Contact Us

Potential Students with questions about admission to this program should contact Anne Sullivan at (978) 542-6485 or anne.sullivan@salemstate.edu.

Current students with programmatic or degree questions should contact Anne Sullivan at (978) 542-6485 or anne.sullivan@salemstate.edu.

For all other questions, contact The Graduate School at (978) 542-6323 or anne.sullivan@salemstate.edu.