The Affordable Colleges Online (ACO) recently ranked Indiana University East’s criminal justice online degree completion program as one of 2015’s ten Best Online Criminal Justice Degrees in the country. ACO is a leading resource for online learning and college affordability information.

Schools included offer students affordable, high-quality criminal justice programs combined with the flexibility of distance learning. Flexibility is one of the top reasons students are attracted to online criminal justice degrees. More colleges today are offering a number of criminal justice specializations online, from corrections and case management to homeland security, forensics, public administration and more.

IU East online degree programs offer the high quality of an Indiana University degree to students throughout Indiana, nationally and internationally. IU East’s online programs offer 10 options for students who wish to complete their bachelor’s degree online. IU East currently offers bachelor’s degrees online in English, Technical and Professional Writing; Natural Science and Mathematics, with a Mathematics Concentration; Communication Studies; Business Administration; Criminal Justice; Political Science; Psychology; Mathematics; General Studies; an RN to BSN Mobility Option; and, a Bachelor of Applied Science for students who have completed an Associate of Applied Science or the equivalent. IU East also offers a Graduate Certificate in Composition Studies and a Graduate Certificate in Mathematics.

The criminal justice program at IU East is distinctive in that it also teaches students management skills which prepares them to be more competitive in the job market and enhances their prospects for advancement. The degree program prepares students for professional careers in law, policing, criminal investigation, juvenile justice, public affairs, crisis management, risk analysis, or graduate school. Students who have taken the first two years of a criminal justice program at another college or university can finish the online program within two years to receive a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice.

For more information about IU East’s online degree programs, visit iue.edu/online.