Overview

The Criminal Justice Major is offered by St. Mary's University . Criminal justice professionals and criminologists have assumed a central role in researching, formulating, implementing and evaluating public policy designed to control crime.

Key Facts

Crime transcends all geographical, social and economic boundaries, affecting all countries and demographic strata. Controlling crime requires knowledge of individual and social factors that lead to criminal behavior, and strategies and practices to control crime. Criminal justice is the study of the administration, organization, goals, processes, practices, roles, philosophies and histories of organizations created to prevent and control crime and delinquency. The Criminal Justice program aims to develop students’ critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and technology skills to help them excel in the criminal justice field. Students have numerous core major courses, as well as room for electives.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Criminal Justice Administration
Substantive Criminal Law
Ethics in Criminal Justice

Legal Topics in Criminal Justice

Forensic science
Loss prevention

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

National: The Office of Admission accepts applications on a rolling basis for each term.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Antonio, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Application for admission
Official high school transcript(s)
Resume
SAT and/or ACT test scores

Optional materials for all applicants:

Personal Statement
Letter(s) of recommendation
Resume (test score applicants)
Additional writing samples

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

37284 USD / year

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Out-of-State

37284 USD / year

≈ 37284 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

37284 USD / year

≈ 37284 USD / year

Living costs

San Antonio

United States

972 - 1507 USD / month

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

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Living costs

San Antonio

Funding

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