Expanding the Boundaries of Higher Education

Southern New Hampshire University is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with more than 3,000 on-campus students and over 60,000 online students, making us one of the fastest-growing universities in the country. Founded in 1932, we’ve been relentlessly reinventing higher education ever since and have gained recognition for our dedication to helping students transform their lives and the lives of those around them. This includes our popular criminal justice program.

We’re proud to provide affordable, accessible education that students can pursue on our 300-acre campus in Manchester, NH, over our innovative online platform or at our regional centers in Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth and Salem, NH, and Brunswick, ME.

University Mission

Southern New Hampshire University transforms the lives of students. Our success is defined by our students’ success. By relentlessly challenging the status quo and providing the best support in higher education, Southern New Hampshire University expands access to education by creating high quality, affordable and innovative pathways to meet the unique needs of each and every student.

Accreditations

Southern New Hampshire University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges as well as several other accrediting bodies.

Criminal Justice

At Southern New Hampshire University, you won’t just learn — you’ll experience learning. With our criminal justice program, you’ll gain valuable knowledge about the intricacies of today’s criminal justice system from professionals on the front lines.
We offer innovative and affordable undergraduate and graduate criminal justice education online and through hybrid online and on-campus programs. Whether you’re pursuing a Bachelors, Masters, Associate or Certificate, our faculty and staff will challenge you, support you and really get to know you. And you’ll have dedicated academic and career advisors to guide and encourage you every step of the way while you work towards a degree in criminal justice.
Southern New Hampshire University offers the following degrees and majors:

Bachelors

(Criminal Justice BS)

• Corrections
• Criminology
• Homeland Security & Counterterrorism
• Human Services & Advocacy
• Police Administration & Operations
• Substance Abuse

Masters

(Criminal Justice MS)

• Advanced Counterterrorism
• Public Safety Administration

(Masters of Business Administration, MBA)

• Criminal Justice

Associate

• Criminal Justice (AS)

Certificate

• Advanced Counterterrorism and Homeland Security (Graduate Certificate)

Leadership & History

The leadership at Southern New Hampshire University is comprised of dedicated professionals from diverse backgrounds, each of whom brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the institution. Their commonality is this: Their belief in the university’s mission and the desire to provide affordable access to quality higher education to all. Collectively, they fuel the passion that drives every individual at Southern New Hampshire University to do all that can be done to see our students succeed.
The state of New Hampshire in 1963 granted the university its charter, which gave it degree-granting authority. The first associate degrees were awarded that year, and the first bachelor’s degrees were conferred three years later. The college became a nonprofit institution under a board of trustees in September 1968, and the name was shortened to New Hampshire College in 1969.