Receive the Integral Knowledge Your Career Aspirations Need with Our B.S. in Criminal Justice: Strategic Intelligence
Are you looking to pursue a career in criminal justice? Do you have an interest in the area of intelligence? Look no further than Liberty University for a degree that will help you pursue your goals! Our criminal justice bachelor’s degree is taught with a biblical worldview. Throughout this degree, you will have the opportunity to learn from professors with experience in the field of criminal justice.
The courses offered through our criminal justice degree will allow you to study on your schedule as you pursue a career in law enforcement or the intelligence field. A bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a specialization in strategic intelligence will prepare you to pursue a more advanced degree or take your first steps towards further education.
What Will You Learn in Our B.S. in Criminal Justice: Strategic Intelligence Online?
- The importance of international intelligence and its implications for National Security
- The psychological, physiological, and sociological implications of crime and punishment on both individuals and communities
- The importance of National Security and why it is so important to know how to examine and analyze criminal trends and patterns accurately
With an undergraduate criminal justice degree with a focus in strategic intelligence, you’ll gain the foundational knowledge you need to be successful as you learn in-demand skills to counter criminal behavior and terrorism.
Career Options
Our criminal justice degree in strategic intelligence was designed to help lead you to a career in a diverse and challenging atmosphere in Intelligence. Potential career fields include:
- International intelligence
- Law enforcement
- Military intelligence
- Intelligence reporting and analysis
Online Benefits
We understand the dilemma of wanting to further your education while also staying connected to your family, career, church, and community. This degree program is offered 100% online, so you don’t have to worry about sacrificing time with the people most important to you while you pursue your degree.
As an innovator in distance learning since 1985, Liberty will provide the following benefits:
- Our online programs are backed by our brick-and-mortar campus – ranked among Niche.com’s Top 5 College Campuses in America – and that commitment to excellence extends to our online students as well. Earning your online criminal justicedegree from a nonprofit university with this kind of recognition can help set you apart from others in your field.
- Most of our online tuition rates rank in the top 35% for affordability for 2025 when compared to our leading online competitors.
- You can complete your online bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 3.5 years.
Military Benefits
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students from all over the world. Whether you are a current service member, discharged or retired from service, or the spouse of a service member or veteran, we are here to support you every step of the journey.
As a thank you for your dedication and service to our country, Liberty is honored to serve and support you in your pursuit of online education by offering the following benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $250 per credit hour for undergraduate courses
- Additional discount for veterans who serve in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $565 per course)
- Potential college credit for military training
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
Residential Benefits
- With students from all 50 states and over 70 countries around the world, you can immerse yourself in different cultures and experience the diversity of on-campus life.
- As a residential student, multiple scholarships are available to you, including the Early Deposit Award, Middle America Scholarship, and Liberty Academic Scholarship.
- Learn from professors who have doctoral degrees in their fields, as well as years of real-life experience.
- Our student leadership team will help you engage in an exciting dorm life with spiritual accountability, prayer, safety, activities, and building friendships that will last a lifetime.
- Outside of classes and studying, you will have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of on-campus activities, such as our NCAA sports, over 200 student-led clubs, and recreation centers like Snowflex, the LaHaye Ice Center, and Camp Hydaway.
- Enjoy our Reber-Thomas Dining Hall with over 20 available food stations, including gluten-free and vegan options. Work with a nutritionist to develop a dietary plan that is right for you!
These rates are reflective of academic year 2025-2026. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Credit Hours
Available Online or On Campus
Class Type
Online, 8-week or residential
Transfer Credits
Transfer in up to 75% of the degree total
Next Start Date
Varies
Accreditation
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC
