Overview

You’ll assess how illegal behavior is defined, with special attention to how social inequalities of race, class, gender, sexuality, and age influences what is seen as crime and what is seen as justice—and how they intersect.

Throughout your studies, you’ll also develop concrete policy analysis and research skills built on a social justice framework. You’ll learn to produce research projects and other creative works that address pressing real-world social or criminological problems.

Learning outcomes

As a Criminal Justice studies major at Suffolk University, you will:

Learn about the historical forces of entrenched racism and sexism that shape the criminal justice system and other contemporary American institutions
Critically assess crime and justice policies and practices from intersectional perspectives
Develop analytical research skills to describe and evaluate real-world social problems and solutions
Effectively convey ideas through oral and written communications, including policy memos, reflection essays, research papers, and op-eds
Cultivate cultural awareness and sensitivity skills when working with diverse communities

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Victims of Crime
Group Violence and Gangs
Deviance and Social Control
School to Prison Pipeline
Women and Crime
Global Criminology
Race, Crime, and Justice
Crime and Mental Illness
Violence Against Women
Restorative Justice
Crime Mapping
White Collar Crime
Licit/Illicit: Drugs and Society

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00 , National

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Fall Admission Rolling: Ongoing

Language

English

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Credits

126 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boston, 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

Common Application or Suffolk Application
Application fee (waived when you visit in person or virtually)
Essay/Personal statement
Official secondary school transcript (in English)
One letter of recommendation
Proof of English proficiency via one official score report

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

48926 USD / year

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Out-of-State

48926 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

48926 USD / year

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Living costs

Boston

United States

1560 - 3239 USD / month

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Programme Structure

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Duration

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Language

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Credits

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