Robert Kinnard III shares a high five with Vice Chancellor Mike Sfraga after earning his degree in justice.

Get your degree in justice

UAF offers justice degrees and certifications in high-demand job areas.  Whether you are interested in criminal law or alternative dispute resolution the we have a program that will fit your needs. We offer undergraduate and graduate degrees  with  specializations in Justice Administration, Law Enforcement Academy, Pre-Law, and the Corrections Academy. We offer  hybrid online and in-person programs that allow for student flexibility instruction and course scheduling.

 

 Don't take our word for it.

Best Online Masters Law Enforcement Admin 2019 Justice specializes in hybrid degree delivery. Most course can be explored in person and online to give you academic flexibility. Our online programs have earned national attention, including a 2019 Best Online Master's in Law Enforcement Administration from a leader in higher education ranking BestCollege. The BestColleges helps with a complete directory of the  best colleges  in the U.S. with 7600+ schools.
US News Rankings The UAF Justice Department was voted as one of the "Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Programs" in the United States by US News & World Report. The Justice Department graduate program was ranked in the top 1% of the 1,200 programs surveyed by US News.  The Bachelor program was ranked in the top 2% of the 1,200 programs surveyed.   U.S. News collected the data for the 2019 Best Colleges rankings in spring 2018.
NWCCU UAF Justice Department is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities specializing in certifications for Alaska Police Standards Council. The  Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities  (NWCCU) is an independent, non-profit membership organization recognized by the United States Department of Education since 1952.
WICHE UAF is a partner of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), which offers the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program. This program allows non-residents significant tuition discounts and helps students have wider academic options with less finical burden. ACCESS. COLLABORATION. INNOVATION.
Innovative Programs

Gain skills while still in school

Internship provides students with a supervised experience in a criminal justice agency/setting. Placements include, but are not limited to, Law Enforcement, Probation, Law Practices, and Prosecution/Defense agencies.  Justice-related careers are on the rise. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, two areas with exceptional growth projections through 2024 include probation officers & correctional treatment specialists (with 4% estimated growth) and arbitrators, mediators, & conciliators (9%).

Meet our graduates

Start here, go anywhere

Start here and go anywhere. Our graduates are across the country and out in the world.