Criminal Justice and Cybersecurity Master's Degree

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Start as soon as fall 2025

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Protect, Lead and Serve With Compassion

Gain the expertise needed to thrive in today’s increasingly technical and global environment with a master’s degree in criminal justice and cybersecurity from Salve Regina University. 

Offered in a flexible, fully online format, our program addresses the needs and requirements of justice and law enforcement leaders along with cybersecurity and intelligence specialists and business professionals.

With concentrations in intelligence, leadership, and cyberthreat management and response, you can customize your studies to align with your career goals. 

And through our popular accelerated offerings, qualified Salve undergraduates can earn their bachelor's and master's degrees in just five years.

Program Features

36 credits

Twelve courses offered fully online with an average time to complete of 18-24 months

Fast-Track Your Future

In addition to the master's degree, we also offer graduate certificates in cyberthreat management and response, intelligence and analysis tradecraft, and leadership in justice, allowing you to broaden and enhance your professional career in a short amount of time with topics that are current and relevant.

Each certificate is only four courses, and fully stackable toward the master’s degree, giving you the flexibility to begin with a focused area of interest and build toward a comprehensive graduate education. Whether you're just starting out in your career or looking to grow in your current role, this pathway offers both immediate impact and long-term opportunity.

A Degree Designed for Every Stage of Your Career

"Salve's master's degree in criminal justice and cybersecurity prepares students to achieve their academic and professional goals. Whether you're entering the workplace for the first time or you're working in the field and seeking to make yourself more impactful and effective as a practitioner and leader, our program will position you for success in your chosen field." - Michael Teeter, lecturer and program director, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

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Purpose-Driven Education

The evolving role of professionals in justice, government, security and law enforcement settings demand innovative leadership that creates a culture and climate founded in respect, ethics and integrity. Guided by Salve’s mercy mission, our criminal justice and cybersecurity program prepares you to serve your community with empathy and compassion.

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Alumni Making Waves

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Shane Bowes '20, '22 (M)

Connecticut state trooper

"Having the humanitarian values of Salve's mercy mission instilled throughout my education has allowed me to be more comfortable in providing empathetic services to victims. Salve is fostering a harmonious, just and merciful perspective on life. It was interesting to see this in the context of the law enforcement field, as it shaped the way I problem solve now in my everyday work." Read more about Bowes' Salve experience.

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Lia-Sophie Keller '23, '24 (M)

Criminal investigator, Homeland Security Investigations

"Going into my career, I felt very well prepared, and I seemed to be adjusting quicker than some students who came from different universities. Rather than just learning about criminal law and procedure and the American judicial system, I learned what it would really be like to be a part of it. The faculty did an amazing job of building the whole person. It wasn’t just about academics – it was about preparing us for real-world challenges. Salve gave me everything I needed to get to where I am today." Read more about Keller's Salve experience.

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Riley Rancourt '20, '21 (M)

Information systems security manager and officer

"I never expected to work in cybersecurity. Technology was something that I thought of as recreation more than as a career. Here at Salve, I have found a career that harmonizes my interest between policy and technology." Read more about Rancourt's Salve experience.

Degree Options

Master of Science in criminal justice and cybersecurity

Offered in a fully online format, our criminal justice and cybersecurity program delivers courses in seven-week modules, allowing you to progress rapidly through your master's degree. This modality accommodates the time demands of professionals assigned varying shifts as well as those working or deployed throughout the U.S. and in other countries. Coursework is primarily asynchronous, with some limited live sessions.

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Concentration: Cyberthreat management and response

This concentration equips you with the knowledge and skills necessary to combat the threats posed by nation state sponsored and other criminal cyberattacks. Designed for cybersecurity and law enforcement professionals working in the private sector and at local, regional, state, and international levels, the program prepares you for the challenges of cybersecurity at home and abroad.

Concentration course requirements

Concentration: Intelligence

This concentration focuses on current conceptual and practical aspects of intelligence work, including domestic and international terrorism. It is designed to prepare you for the specialized investigative and analytical demands of the intelligence profession. The program trains you to gather, analyze and document information in ways that reduce the impact of biases and improve the usefulness of the information to intelligence consumers and decision-makers.

Concentration course requirements

Concentration: Leadership

Professionals in the justice field are tasked with reducing and managing crime with limited resources, protecting the public, improving community perceptions, and organizing agencies and departments in a collaborative environment. This concentration equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in today's challenging multicultural, technological and collaborative environment. You will learn to establish and maintain high standards of integrity and ethical values, and lead in a way that reflects those values and strengthens organizations.

Concentration course requirements

Meet Our Experts

With longtime experience in their profession, our faculty know their craft. Using a blend of academic and practice approaches, they teach not just theory, but also how it applies to the work you are doing in your chosen field. Through small class sizes and personal attention, you will receive a high-touch educational experience.

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