Crime Analysis

Bachelor of Science

SUNY Canton

  • Designated As
    Plus Program
  • Delivery Mode
    100% Online
  • Total Credits
    121
  • Degree Level
    Bachelor of Science
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Earn your bachelor degree online

You will earn the same diploma as our on-campus students

  • 100% online
  • $295 per credit hour
  • 121 credits
  • Optional drone surveillance microcredential
  • Prepares students to enroll in and pass NYS crime analysis certification exam
  • Homeland security, cyber criminology, crime mapping, and digital forensics courses


Overview of SUNY Canton Crime Analysis BS - Online

The Bachelor of Science in Crime Analysis from SUNY Canton combines core concentration in crime analysis with select courses in data analytics, cyber security, and geographic information systems.  Throughout this program, students identify solutions to crime problems and learn to formulate crime prevention strategies.  Additionally, students learn crime mapping and the application of statistics to understand the techniques available to map crime and provide predictive analytics to criminal justice agencies.  


Applying spatial analysis and mapping, quantitative assessment, and using standard software packages, individuals who complete the program will be prepared to understand investigative techniques and data to provide criminal justice agencies with tactical, operational, and strategic crime analysis products.  Students will also be prepared to enroll in and pass the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services crime analysis certification exam. 


SUNY Canton's online bachelor's programs are named 2023 Best Online Programs by US News and World Report.


Courses in the crime analysis program

  • Optional drone surveillance microcredential
  • Civil Liberties & Homeland Security
  • Cyber Criminology
  • Ethics in Criminal Justice
  • Research Methods in Criminology & CJ
  • Intelligence-Led Policing
  • Digital Forensic Analysis    
  • GIS: Crime Mapping    
  • Intelligence Research and Analysis
  • Introduction to Culminating Experience
  • Culminating Experience in Criminal Justice
  • Trial Court and Rules of Evidence

Admission Requirements

  • Students must be prepared to take Intermediate Algebra (MATH 106) if they have not completed
  • Students must have a high school average of at least 75% or an associate degree
  • Transfer students with an associate degree must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above
  • Students must be prepared to take ENGL 101 to satisfy SUNY general education requirements



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