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Degree Programs Offered by CPACS

Academically rigorous degree programs earing national recognition for its excellence in education.

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Learn more about the degrees we offer:

  • Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Master of Arts / Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice - #6 in the nation!
  • Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice - #17 in the nation!

Gerontology

  • Ph.D. in Gerontology
  • Master of Arts in Gerontology
  • Bachelor of Science in Gerontology

Public Administration

Learn more about the degrees we offer:

  • Ph.D. in Public Administration
  • Master of Public Administration
  • Master of Science in Urban Studies
  • Graduate Certificate in Public Management
  • Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management
  • Minor in Public Administration (undergraduate)

Public Administration - Aviation Institute

  • Bachelor of Science in Aviation

Public Administration - Emergency Management and Disaster Science

  • Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management
  • Certificate in Tribal Management and Emergency Services

Grace Abbott School of Social Work

Learn more about the degrees we offer:

  • Master of Social Work
  • Master of Social Work/Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Master of Social Work/Master of Public Administration
  • Master of Social Work/Master of Public Health
  • Bachelor of Science in Social Work

Undergraduate Minors

  • Aviation
  • Collaborative Leadership
  • Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Emergency Management
  • Fire Service Management
  • Gerontology
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Policing
  • Public Administration
  • Tribal Management and Emergency Services
  • Victimology and Victim Services

Dual Degree Graduate Programs

  • Master of Social Work / Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Master of Social Work / Master of Public Health
  • Master of Social Work / Master of Public Administration
  • Master of Public Administration / Management Informaton Systems
  • Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice / Master of Public Administration

Certificate Programs

Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
Graduate Certificate in Gerontology/Juris Doctor
Graduate Certificate in Managing Juvenile and Adult Populations
Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management
Graduate Certificate in Public Management
Undergraduate Certificate in Gerontology
Undergraduate Certificate in Tribal Management and Emergency Services

Division of Continuing Studies - Adult Education

  • Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Studies

Department of Gerontology

Learn more about the degrees we offer:

  • Ph.D. in Gerontology
  • Master of Arts in Gerontology
  • Master of Arts in Gerontology/Juris Doctor
  • Master of Arts in Gerontology/Master of Legal Studies
  • Bachelor of Science in Gerontology
  • Graduate Certificate in Gerontology/Juris Doctor
  • Certificate in Gerontology

Goodrich Scholarship Program

The Goodrich Scholarship Program provides a college education--in the form of tuition and general fees towards a bachelor's degree--for Nebraska residents, who otherwise could not afford it, while offering them a broad and meaningful experience in general education.

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  • Phone: 402.554.2276
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