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Fort Hays State University is a nationally accredited, four-year liberal arts institution in the State of Kansas Board of Regents system. It is the western-most state university in Kansas and primarily serves a 64-county district. Currently, there are four (4) regionally accredited Kansas state universities offering a degree in criminal justice, exclusively: Fort Hays State University, Pittsburg State University, Wichita State University, and Washburn University. Washburn still retains its municipal college status and has its own Board of Regents. The University of Kansas and Kansas State University both have sociology degrees with concentrations in criminal justice. This, however, is not a degree program and is not recognized as such on an academic transcript. The following table compares Fort Hays State University's Justice Studies Program with other Kansas state criminal justice programs.
Academic Year 2006-2007
(Kansas Board of Regents Universities)
| |
FHSU |
PSU |
WSU |
ESU |
Washburn |
| Undergrad Degree |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Graduate Degree |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Distance Ed Degree Program |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes (2 + 2) |
| Distance Ed Classes in CJ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| UG on-campus tuition (per credit hour) |
106.40 |
148.41 |
145.80 |
139.00 |
175.00 |
| G on-campus tuition (per credit hour) |
147.15 |
181.00 |
198.30 |
n/a |
241.00 |
| UG distance education tuition (per credit hour) |
136.50 |
143.00 |
400.00 |
n/a |
225.00 |
| G distance education tuition (per credit hour) |
182.50 |
189.00 |
550.00 |
n/a |
305.00 |
| Undergraduate CJ curriculum |
30 core; 6 elective; 14 cognate |
29 core; 18 elective |
21 core; 15 elective |
24 core; 15 elective |
36 core; 6 elective; 9 cognate |
| Full-time Faculty |
4 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
7 |
| Part-time Faculty |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
In addition to its traditional, on-campus degree programs, the Fort Hays State University Justice Studies Program also offers an accredited degree program available completely online. For distance education students interested in a criminal justice degree, the following table compares our award-winning FHSU-Justice Studies Program with five popular criminal justice distance education degree programs in the nation. FHSU does NOT charge out of state tuition for non-Kansas residents, making us one of the most affordable CJ distance education programs in the country!
Academic Year 2006-2007
| |
FHSU |
Columbia Southern |
University of Phoenix |
Excelsior College |
Nova Southeastern |
Norwich University |
| UG degree |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Graduate degree |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| UG tuition (per credit hour) |
136.50 |
175.00 |
460.00 |
250.00 |
605 |
n/a |
| Graduate tuition (per credit hour) |
182.50 |
240.00 |
570.00 |
n/a |
480.00 |
591.00 |
| Undergraduate Curriculum |
30 core; 6 elective; 14 cognate |
60 core |
51 core; 12 elective |
24 core; 6 elective |
15 core; 8 elective |
n/a |
