Minor in Criminal Justice Serve and Protect
Create Positive Change in Your Community with a Minor in Criminal Justice
Protecting your community starts with a passion for helping others. With a Minor in Criminal Justice, Liberty University can help you on your journey toward a career in criminal justice as you pursue your bachelor’s degree. Our criminal justice classes are offered 100% online, so you can work toward your passion while maintaining your current schedule.
If you’re interested in enhancing your résumé and gaining in-demand criminal justice training, Liberty’s Minor in Criminal Justice is an excellent option!
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What Sets Us Apart?
- Private Nonprofit University
- 600+ Online Degrees
- No Standardized Testing for Admission
- Transfer in up to 75% of an Undergrad Degree
- Transfer in up to 50% of a Grad/Doctoral Degree
Why Choose Liberty’s Minor in Criminal Justice?
Liberty’s online criminal justice classes are designed with your future in mind. Our faculty members have experience as private practice partners, police officers, lawyers and attorneys, certified public accountants, certified mediators, and nearly every other specialty that the field of criminal justice touches. Whether you plan to serve in law enforcement or politics, our criminal justice minor can help equip you with relevant training and knowledge.
Liberty University’s online criminal justice minor is an excellent addition to our Bachelor of Science in Social Work or the Bachelor of Science in Political Science.
What Will You Study in Our Online Criminal Justice Classes?
Through introductory criminal justice classes, you can learn about court systems, correctional organizations, and ethics in the field of criminal justice. Our criminal justice classes and electives exist to help you pursue the area of criminal justice that most interests you. We can help you prepare to protect and serve those in your family and community through a Minor in Criminal Justice.
You will have the opportunity to choose criminal justice electives to create a minor that is specific to your passions and interests. You could explore the nature of a criminal’s actions through our exciting criminology online course. Or, if you’re interested in technology, our computer and cyber forensics course explains the need for proper investigation and illustrates how to locate, handle, and process computer evidence properly.
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Tuition & Aid
At Liberty University, a private Christian education is less expensive than you think. Over the last 10 years, Liberty University’s Online Program has only raised its standard tuition costs by less than 5% – and most of our online tuition rates rank in the top 35% for affordability for 2025 when compared to our leading online competitors.
To continue our mission of providing affordable education, electronic textbooks are provided for all undergraduate courses at no additional cost to you. As a full-time student, this could save you an estimated $800-2,000 per year on textbooks!
| Undergraduate Full Time | $390/Credit |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Part Time | $455/Credit |
| Military Undergraduate | $250/Credit |
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.
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
- Current Department of Defense Employees
Available 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)*
- 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)
- Potential college credit for military training
*Not applicable to certificates.
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.
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