Master of Business Administration in Criminal Justice Online
Deepen your business knowledge and give yourself a unique career toolkit with an MBA in Criminal Justice. The coursework for this MBA focuses on research methodology, white-collar crime and cybercrime.
Program Overview
This is why our online MBA in Criminal Justice stands out
Expand your business knowledge and open your career to rewarding opportunities with a TAMIU online Master of Business Administration in Criminal Justice degree. This unique 100% online MBA program blends a broad-based understanding of business operations to help qualify you for private and public sector management roles, as well as criminal justice-relevant expertise in legal issues.
This AACSB-accredited online criminal justice MBA degree can give you critical training and education if you would like to enter or advance in the criminal justice field. You will gain valuable management acumen such as organizational behavior, finance, and decision-making. Our comprehensive curriculum includes courses on policy, criminal justice leadership, and more.
If you don't hold an undergraduate degree in business or your business background is limited, you can learn the basics in this criminal justice MBA online program, with our helpful prep-module courses. Each prep-module is a 2-credit hour course covering foundational concepts in finance, economics, accounting, information systems, management and marketing.
Benefit from flexible admission requirements, including a GMAT/GRE waiver for those who qualify, and six start dates per year. Our 7-week courses are delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, so you can balance personal and professional obligations while earning your degree.
In the MBA - Criminal Justice online program, you will learn to:
- Analyze various domestic and international laws pertaining to cybercrime
- Distinguish and explain cybercrime offending and victimization
- Describe and recognize key elements of criminological theories and provide examples of how theory development has impacted criminal justice practices
- Describe what policy is and how it is made
- Explain what evidence-based policy is and describe the reasons why it is beneficial
- Analyze various domestic and international laws pertaining to cybercrime
- Distinguish and explain cybercrime offending and victimization
- Describe and recognize key elements of criminological theories and provide examples of how theory development has impacted criminal justice practices
- Describe what policy is and how it is made
- Explain what evidence-based policy is and describe the reasons why it is beneficial
Career opportunities:
- Financial Examiner
- Private Investigator
- Correctional Facility Administrator
- Customs Agent
- Homeland Security Agent
- Financial Examiner
- Private Investigator
- Correctional Facility Administrator
- Customs Agent
- Homeland Security Agent
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Accreditation
Programs in the A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business are accredited by AACSB International (AACSB).
Tuition
Find out how and when to pay your tuition
Tuition for the TAMIU online Master of Business Administration in Criminal Justice program is affordable and can be paid by the course. All fees are included.
In-State Tuition:
The following tuition applies only to Texas residents.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA in Criminal Justice | $367 | $ | $11,010 |
Out-of-State Tuition:
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Program* |
|---|---|---|
| MBA in Criminal Justice | $1,030 | $30,900 |
*Tuition subject to change.
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
These are the upcoming dates and deadlines for our online MBA in Criminal Justice
The TAMIU online Criminal Justice Master of Business Administration program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring six start dates each year. Choose the start date that is best for you.
| Session | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Payment Due | Last Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer II | 7/7/25 | 6/23/25 | 6/30/25 | 7/7/25 | 8/22/25 |
| Fall I | 8/25/25 | 8/11/25 | 8/18/25 | 8/22/25 | 10/10/25 |
| Fall II | 10/20/25 | 10/3/25 | 10/15/25 | 10/17/25 | 12/9/25 |
| Spring I | 1/20/26 | 1/2/26 | 1/15/26 | 1/16/26 | 3/7/26 |
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Admissions
Are you ready to apply? Check our admission requirements first.
You must meet the following requirements for admission into the online MBA in Criminal Justice program.
Admission Requirements:
- Official transcripts
- Bachelor's degree
- Professional resume
MBA online admission requirements
Automatic Admission – Applicants who have all of the following will be automatically admitted by the Graduate School:**
- Official transcripts documenting an earned undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited business school
- Upper-level GPA of 3.0 or higher or, in the case of international applicants, a 3.0 or higher on the last 60 hours of completed work
- Resume documenting the applicant's background, including work experience, along with three references and contact information for these references
- Acceptable TOEFL/IELTS score report for international applicants or domestic applicants whose university/college studies were done outside the United States. TOEFL minimum score is 79, and IELTS minimum score is 6.5. Scores must be no more than two years old.
**Applicants who meet all the above criteria, except having a degree from an accredited business school—i.e., non-business background—can be automatically admitted with the provision that the ARSSB will review to determine the proper sequence of required prep modules needed for the student to take.
Applicants requiring further review – Applicants who do not satisfy the criteria required for Automatic Admission must also submit the following:
- The submission of a score on the GRE or the GMAT, or the PAEP (for applicants from Mexico). Score must be from the last five years
- Personal statement with 300 words or more describing career and personal goals
- Two reference letters
International Transcript Evaluation:
TAMIU does their own foreign credential evaluations. Graduate School does not require third party evaluations nor are obligated to accept the results, or GPA calculations, if an evaluation is submitted. If an applicant submits an official evaluation, the evaluation does not replace official transcripts or certificates of graduation.
Note: The upper-level GPA is a calculated grade-point average of all upper level courses. Upper level is defined as all junior and senior level courses. Institutions use course numbers to make these designations. For example, TAMIU uses 3000 courses for junior level courses and 4000 courses for senior level courses.
Official transcripts from all institutions attended can be sent to:
Texas A&M International University
Graduate School
Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center, Suite 223
5201 University Boulevard
Laredo, TX 78041
OR
Electronically to GraduateSchool@tamiu.edu
Former TAMIU students DO NOT have to request TAMIU transcripts.
For documents other than transcripts, please upload to your application portal located here. If transcripts are uploaded to the portal, you will be asked to resend all official transcripts by mail or email and will delay the application process.
Have a question? Call us at 844-872-8712.
Courses
Advance your knowledge in these online MBA in Criminal Justice courses
Curriculum for the master’s program in criminal justice is comprised of 10 courses (30 credit hours), including 21 credit hours of core courses and nine credit hours of Criminal Justice electives.
A student who does not possess an undergraduate degree in Business Administration (BBA) from an accredited university will be required to take prep-module courses that will help prepare you for your MBA journey. Program advisors will determine what prep-module courses are required. The three prep-modules will cover; concepts in Finance and Economics; concepts in Accounting and Criminal Justice Information Systems; and concepts in Criminal Justice and Marketing. Each course is worth 2 credit hours and graded on a pass/fail basis. 2 SCH will be billed at $734
