Master of Science in Criminal Justice – Homeland Security
Protect America’s Well-Being by Earning a Master’s in Criminal Justice – Homeland Security Degree Online
Do you have a passion for criminal justice? If you desire to be a leader in this field, our Master of Science in Criminal Justice – Homeland Security courses are just what you are looking for. As a graduate criminal justice student, you can prepare to enter an administrative or management position after completing your courses. Our professors combine their real-world experience with cutting-edge technology to enhance your educational experience. You can learn in-demand skills that can help you successfully navigate critical leadership challenges such as threat prevention, mitigation, and response and recovery. These skills can help you evaluate and dissect the intricate inner workings of our current Department of Homeland Security. Our professors teach from a Christian foundation which enables them to integrate biblical principles, values, and ethics that can set you apart from others in a competitive job market.
Our flexible and affordable online program offers courses specifically designed to be taken in an online format. As a graduate criminal justice student, you can study on your own schedule while completing your online master’s degree. Our option of a convenient 8-week format allows you to customize your schedule even further and distribute your classes in a way that accommodates your learning style and current obligations. One advantage of enrolling in our online master’s degree program is that you can continue your involvement with your current career, family, church, and community while working towards a degree that can benefit your future job opportunities.
What Will You Learn in Our Criminal Justice Homeland Security Degree Online Courses?
- Foundations of Homeland Security: Your courses include a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of homeland security that can help you tackle issues from administration to the impacts of terrorism.
- Homeland Security Organization and Administration: Explore the evolution of Homeland Security and the history of U.S. responses to national incidents.
- Legal Issues in Homeland Security: Learn how to navigate the legal world of homeland security through a Christian worldview.
You are taught by professors who have real-world experience in the field of criminal justice and homeland security. The knowledge passed on by professors can help you advance not only in your career but to establish a Christian foundation to help you become a Christ-centered leader with strong morals, ethics, and values. These qualities can set you apart from others in your field as you enter a career path where your beliefs and judgment are tested on a daily basis. Through intense research into the United States’ current homeland security plan, you will be able to enter your criminal justice-based career with confidence.
You may also be interested in exploring our master’s degrees in public policy, political science, or American/international legal studies.
What Careers Can You Pursue with an Online Homeland Security Degree?
- Customs/immigration inspector
- Emergency management director
- First-line supervisor of law enforcement
- Special agent
M.S. in Criminal Justice – Homeland Security Degree Online Program Benefits
As a leader in distance education since 1985, we understand what it takes to create a flexible and affordable education for busy people. Since we have been investing in distance and online learning for decades, our experience has taught us how to streamline our degree options so you can focus on what really matters to you. While many schools offer online degrees, we believe Liberty stands out.
Here’s what sets us apart:
- We are recognized by multiple institutions for our academic quality, affordability, and accessibility. Our commitment to excellence also helped us rank in the top 10% of Niche.com’s best online schools in America. Earning your online MS in Criminal Justice degree from a nonprofit university with this kind of recognition can help set you apart from others in your field.
- The majority of tuition for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs has not increased in 9 years. While many other online colleges have raised tuition, Liberty has been able to keep costs low as a nonprofit university.
- You can complete this degree program Master of Science in Criminal Justice – Homeland Security in as little as 1.5 years.
Military Benefits
Service is important to us, so whether you’re currently serving in the Armed Forces, have served, or are married to someone who serves, we’re here to serve you. Liberty’s military benefits are available to:
- Active duty service members of the U.S. Armed Forces
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/retirees
- Spouses of service members and veterans/retirees
- Current Department of Defense employees
We are proud to support you in your pursuit of a flexible and affordable online education by offering you the following benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses.
- Additional discount for veterans who serve in a civilian capacity as a First Responder (less than $625 per course).
- 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).
Credit Hours
Transfer Credits
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Next Start Date
May 13, 2024
Accreditation
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC
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Experience That Matters to You
As an accredited Christian college with a 7,000-acre campus in Lynchburg, Virginia, Liberty University offers you an education that is both academically challenging and rooted in a biblical worldview.
At Liberty, you’ll benefit from 35+ years of learning, growing, adapting, and innovating for the distance learner — and more than a decade of researching the needs of the online student. You can be confident that we’ve taken the time to learn what’s important to you.
And what’s that?
- Affordability
- Accessibility
- Academic Quality
These important factors challenged us to find new financial solutions, get ahead of industry trends, and blaze trails into cutting-edge career fields — and it’s paid off. That’s the difference experience makes.
Ranked in the top 10% of Niche.com’s best online schools in America and recognized by multiple institutions for academic quality, affordability, and accessibility.
Why Choose Liberty University?
Enjoy Flexible Courses
Choose from a wide variety of programs at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level, most of which are 100% online*. With an 8-week format and 8 start dates per year, it’s easy to fit your courses around your schedule!
* Some exclusions apply. Please refer to our exclusions page for more information.
Maximize Your Time
Start and finish your degree faster! Liberty requires no standardized testing for admission, and you can transfer previous course credit — transfer in up to 75% of a bachelor’s degree and up to 50% of a master’s, postgraduate, or doctoral degree — or discover how your life, career, or military experience may count toward your college degree.
Grow in Your Faith
All of our courses are taught from a Christian perspective, and our faculty see themselves as mentors. Our mission is to Train Champions for Christ — we’re committed to championing you as you study to go further in your field, become a leader in your industry, or start a new career.
Access Academic Support
Throughout your educational journey, you will have access to academic resources that will aid in the completion of your degree. Services include our Jerry Falwell Library, writing center, tutoring, study aids, IT assistance, 30+ tutorial videos, live webinars, and personalized help from our academic advising team.
An Online Education with On-Campus Benefits
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As a nonprofit (not-for-profit) university, Liberty is in the business of training skilled professionals to make a difference in the world – not gaining profit, revenue, or producing dividends for shareholders. In keeping with our commitment to your education, we invest our resources back into degree programs and into your student experience.
While many other online colleges have raised tuition, Liberty has been able to keep costs low as a nonprofit university and has not increased tuition for 9 straight years. Lower tuition means less student loan debt for students.
For Liberty University, nonprofit is more than a status; it is a valuable opportunity to invest in the lives of students who will go out and impact the world.
Financing Options
Financial Aid
Nearly 80% of all Liberty students in an online program are awarded financial aid. Virginia residents may qualify for additional aid — learn more!
Corporate Tuition Assistance
Deferred – If your company reimburses you for the cost of your education, you pay only a portion of your balance up front. You submit your grades to your employer who pays you, and then you pay the remaining balance for your classes.
Tuition Discounts
Qualified military service members, veterans, and their spouses can receive up to 55% off their tuition rate for eligible programs!
Contact one of our Admissions Counselors for more information by calling (800) 424-9595.
