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Criminal Justice Schools, Colleges & Universities

There are a large variety of certificates, associate, bachelor's and master's degrees that aspiring criminal justice and law enforcement students can pursue, offered by accredited schools and colleges across the united states. However, figuring out which college, school or university offers the right criminal justice program to meet your unique career aspirations can be a difficult and time consuming endeavor. Our editors have compiled the following directory of accredited and reputable criminal justice schools to help you find the education and training that will help you launch you criminal justice career or prepare you for future career advancement opportunities in criminal justice.

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  Criminal Justice Education and Training
Below we've created a list of the most popular criminal justice careers along with the minimum or standard education requirements for each position. Again, these are minimum education/training requirements. We recommend obtaining as much education as you can. The field of criminal justice is becoming more dependant on technology, state-of-the-art equipment, and advanced strategy. It is also growing in popularity and competition for top positions is intense in some fields. The more education you can receive the more prepared you'll be, and the farther your career will go. (Note: Education and training requirements may vary by federal, state and local jurisdiction.)
Accounting ForensicsBachelor's Degree
ATF AgentFour-year college degree
ATF InvestigatorFour-year college degree
ATF Technician/ProfessionalBachelor's and/or Master's Degree
BailiffHigh School Diploma/GED
Border Patrol Agent4-year college degree or experience
CIA AgentBachelor's, Masters or Comparable Experience
Coast GuardHigh School Diploma/GED
Compliance OfficerBachelor's Degree
Computer ForensicsBachelor's/Master's Degree
Corrections OfficerHigh School Diploma/GED/Associate's
Counter TerrorismGED/Bachelor's Degree
Court ReporterCertificate/Associate's Degree
Court ClerkBachelor's Degree
Crime Laboratory AnalystBachelor's Degree
Crime Scene InvestigatorAssociate/Bachelor's Degree
CriminalistBachelor's/Master's Degree
CriminologistBachelor's/Master's Degree
Customs Agent4-year College Degree or Experience
DEA Agent4-year College Degree or Experience
Diplomatic Security Agent4-year College Degree or Experience
FBI Agent4-year College Degree or Experience
Federal Air Marshal4-year College Degree or Experience
Federal Protective Service4-year College Degree or Experience
Fish & Game WardenHigh School Diploma/Associate's Degree
Forensic ScienceBachelor's/Master's Degree
Forensic PsychologyMaster's/Doctorate Degree
Fraud InvestigatorBachelor's Degree
Homeland SecurityBachelor's Degree
Immigration AgentBachelor's Degree
Information Security SpecialistBachelor's/Master's degree
INS Agent4-year college degree
IRS Special AgentBachelor's Degree
Juvenile Probation CounselorAssociate/Bachelor/Master Degree
NSA Police OfficerCollege Degree or Experience
ParalegalCertificate/Associate/Bachelor's Degree
PenologistBachelor's/Master's Degree
Prison WardenHigh School Diploma/Associate's Degree
Private SecurityCollege Degree
Police DetectiveAssociate/Bachelor's Degree
Police OfficerTraining/Associate Degree
Probation OfficerHigh School Diploma/College Degree
Private InvestigatorHigh School Diploma/College Degree
Psychological ProfilerMaster's/Doctorate Degree
Secret Service AgentBachelor's Degree
SheriffAcademy Training/College Degree
Substance Abuse Counselor4-year College Degree
Surveillance OfficerBachelor's Degree
TSA ScreenerHigh School Diploma
U.S. MarshalAcademy Training/Bachelor's Degree
Criminal Justice Degrees
Search accredited criminal justice degrees, programs and certificates.
Criminal Justice Programs
Launch or advance your criminal justice career by earning your degree in one of the following criminal justice specialties:

Corrections
Crime Scene Investigation
Criminal Justice
Criminology
Forensics
Homeland Security
Investigations
Justice Administration
Juvenille Justice
Law Enforcement
Psychology


Homeland Security AgentHomeland Security Agent
Homeland Security agents have jobs of vast responsibility. They are primarily responsible for ensuring the safety of our nation and security our country's borders.

Salary: $38k - $60k+
Education: Bachelor's Degree
Job Outlook: Excellent

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