Master of Arts in Criminal Justice and Criminology

Loyola's criminal justice and criminology master's program can be pursued on a full-time or part-time basis. Classes are held weekday evenings at the Lake Shore Campus, located on Chicago's North Side, right along Lake Michigan in a diverse and dynamic residential area.
The MA in Criminal Justice and Criminology is a 30-credit-hour program that includes five required courses and five electives. You can tailor your master's degree to your interests and goals by choosing five elective courses from the criminal justice and criminology program as well as others such as social work, psychology, women's studies, public policy, or sociology.
As part of the requirements for the MA, students will complete either a thesis or a culminating research paper.
Through the MA in Criminal Justice and Criminology at Loyola University Chicago, you will be ready to work in various sectors of the justice system, such as policing, courts, corrections, probation, or victim advocacy. You will also be prepared to work in juvenile justice, nonprofits, criminal justice research, and academia.
Specific job options include: Crime analyst, Victim advocate, Probation officer,Investigator, Researcher, Police officer

Because Loyola is a member of the Jesuit network of 27 colleges and universities nationwide, our graduates can access career advising services, resume and interviewing assistance, career fairs and events, and employment listings in our Career Services center, as well as at career centers at other U.S. Jesuit colleges and universities.

Prerequisite Requirements: Students must have taken a research methods or statistics course in any social science field as part of their undergraduate coursework. Bachelor's degree in criminal justice is not required, but admitted students with little or no background in criminal justice may be required to complete additional coursework. Test Requirements: GRE general test is required in GPA is 3.3 or lower.

English language requirements:

For the IELTS, a minimum score of 6.5 is required.

For the TOEFL, a minimum score of 79 on the iBT or a 550 on the written test is required.

Deadlines: Fall-June 1. Fall with stipend consideration-March 1