MS in Criminal Justice | Restorative Justice Degree

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100% online, 8-week courses

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Next Start Dates: January 19, 2026 | February 16, 2026 | March 23, 2026

Bring Healing, Justice, and Reconciliation to Your Community with Liberty’s MS in Criminal Justice – Restorative Justice

When crimes are committed, individuals and communities suffer. Not only do criminals pose a threat to public safety and stability, they also inflict pain and loss on their victims. As a criminal justice professional, one way you can help mitigate the effects of crime is to enforce the restorative justice system of criminal justice. This system seeks to rehabilitate and reintegrate criminals into society by helping them make amends with their victims.

Restorative justice can complement other criminal justice methods by providing a way for victims and offenders alike to be actively involved in the justice process. Not only does it treat crime as disregard for society’s laws, but it also considers how crime can seriously impact individual people. By studying this process, you can prompt criminals to take responsibility for their actions and reconcile with their victims. Through methods such as mediation and face-to-face meetings, you can help offenders and victims come together to deal with the aftermath of a criminal offense and determine how to repair the harm caused by it.

If you want to gain a deeper understanding of the restorative justice process, conferring Liberty University’s 100% online Master of Science (MS) in Criminal Justice – Restorative Justice degree may be the right next step for you. This program can help equip you to facilitate the reentry of former offenders into society and promote constructive reform of the American criminal justice system. Partner with us and study skills and perspectives to help protect and heal your community.

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Why Choose Liberty’s Master’s in Restorative Justice Online?

If you’re seeking flexible and affordable restorative justice training online, Liberty can help! Our MS in Criminal Justice – Restorative Justice program is a great option for current and aspiring leaders in law enforcement, the court system, and corrections. Whether you want to work in the public, private, or nonprofit sector, this online degree can help you pursue management positions at all levels of criminal justice.

As a pioneer in distance education since 1985, we know how to create online programs that blend accessibility, affordability, and high-quality academics. Our master’s degree in restorative justice is offered 100% online with 8-week courses and no set login times – giving you the freedom to earn your degree on your schedule. Additionally, Liberty University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) – so you can pursue your degree with confidence.

In this restorative justice online training program, you’ll study under professors with unimpeachable credentials and expertise. Our faculty have terminal degrees in criminal justice or related fields as well as years of real-world experience. With their guidance, you can learn how to advocate for victims and restore former offenders to productive and positive lives.

What Will You Study in Our Master’s Degree in Restorative Justice?

This restorative justice master’s degree is broken down into 3 parts: core criminal justice courses, the restorative justice specialization, and thesis or elective courses. Within the core courses, you’ll explore leadership, ethics, and policing as well as human resource management in criminal justice organizations. You’ll also study the interdependent, multidisciplinary nature of the criminal justice system. Other topics of study include criminal justice program evaluation, topics and trends in criminal justice, and administration of justice organizations.

The restorative justice specialization focuses on the philosophical and practical underpinnings of the restorative justice movement and its role within the criminal justice system. You’ll study various strategies for the implementation of restorative justice and explore the impact of crimes on individuals and communities. By understanding how victims, criminals, and members of the community each play a part in the restorative justice process, you can help provide restitution to victims and effectively reintegrate offenders into society.

Lastly, you will either complete a thesis or mix and match elective courses to round out your degree. The thesis provides a valuable opportunity for you to conduct research and contribute to the current base of knowledge in your field. If you instead decide to pursue the elective track, you can choose from a wide range of courses offered by our Helms School of Government – allowing you to study the topics you’re most passionate about.

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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.

Graduate Full Time	$580/Credit
Graduate Part Time	$645/Credit
Military Graduate	$290/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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Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
- Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance purposes with the submission of a Transcript Request Form.
Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.

Preliminary Acceptance

If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must:

Be in your final term and planning to start your master’s degree after the last day of class for your bachelor’s degree.
Complete a Bachelor’s Self-Certification Form confirming your completion date. You may download the form from the Forms and Downloads page or contact an admissions counselor to submit the form on your behalf.
Submit an official/unofficial transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show a minimum of 105 completed credit hours.
If you are a current Liberty University student completing your undergraduate degree, you will need to submit a Degree/Certificate Completion Application.
Send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first semester of enrollment in the new master’s degree.

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Unofficial transcripts combined with a Transcript Request Form can be used for admission. Official transcripts are required within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first, and will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.

Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:

Your previous school’s name or logo printed on the document
Cumulative GPA
A list of completed courses and earned credit broken down by semester
Degree and date conferred (if applicable)

Official College Transcript Policy

An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.

If the student uses unofficial transcripts with a Transcript Request Form to gain acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first. Failure to send all official transcripts within the 60-day period will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.

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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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Does Liberty offer a generous discount for active duty law enforcement and other first responders?

Liberty University is committed to providing world-class education and aims to help students achieve their educational goals, in whatever way we can. The First Responder Tuition Discount was created to take some of the financial burdens of tuition off the men and women who work in public service.

As Liberty University’s way of saying ‘Thank You,’ we proudly provide you with the following benefits:

A 25% tuition discount
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Potential stacking with other tuition benefits (Corporate Advantage Program or Military Benefits)

For more information on eligibility and on claiming this discount, please visit the First Responder Discount page.

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