Green River LibGuides: CJ 120 Careers in Criminal Justice: Education Programs

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Using Google to Search a Single Website

You can use Google’s Advanced Search to search within a specific website. In this case, a college’s website. Just copy and paste the website address into the "site or domain" limiter box on the Advanced Google search page (linked below)

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Example: searching "site:lsj.washington.edu" will find only pages from the department of Law, Societies, and Justice at UW.

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Use this search to help you limit by resource, date and more. Find specific types of websites, such as those created for academic purposes (.edu) or government (.gov).

Highly Regarded Programs Nationally

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
American University: Justice & Law
Florida State University
Bachelor in Criminology and Criminal Justice
On campus or online
Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice
Saint Louis University
BA in Criminology & Criminal Justice
SUNY Albany (State University of New York
BA in Criminal Justice
University of South Carolina: Criminology and Criminal Justice at South Carolina
University of West Virginia
BS in Forensic & Investigative Science

Non-Profit Online Programs

Not all online programs are created equal! Before choosing an online program consider:

Degree Offered
Cost
Length of Program
Faculty-to-student Ratio
Graduation Rates
Program Reputation