Criminal Justice Schools in Ohio

In 2021-2022, 4,251 students earned their Criminal Justice degrees in OH.

Education Levels of Criminal Justice Majors in Ohio

Criminal Justice majors in the state tend to have the following degree levels:

Education Level	Number of Grads
Associate Degree	1,633
Bachelor’s Degree	1,534
Award Taking Less Than 1 Year	669
Award Taking 1 to 2 Years	204
Award Taking 2 to 4 Years	204

Gender Distribution

In Ohio, a criminal justice major is more popular with men than with women.

Racial Distribution

The racial distribution of criminal justice majors in Ohio is as follows:

• Asian: 1.2%
• Black or African American: 14.5%
• Hispanic or Latino: 8.8%
• White: 67.3%
• Non-Resident Alien: 0.5%
• Other Races: 7.7%

Jobs for Criminal Justice Grads in Ohio

There are 138,970 people in the state and 4,117,080 people in the nation working in criminal justice jobs.

Wages for Criminal Justice Jobs in Ohio

A typical salary for a criminal justice grad in the state is $67,750, compared to a typical salary of $72,390 nationwide.

Criminal Justice Careers in OH

Some of the careers criminal justice majors go into include:

Job Title	OH Job Growth	OH Median Salary
Private Detectives and Investigators	7%	$38,080
Transit and Railroad Police	4%	$0
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	4%	$35,550
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	3%	$67,970
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	3%	$60,980
Police and Detective Supervisors	2%	$80,610
Bailiffs	-5%	$45,700
Correctional Officers and Jailers	-12%	$46,770

View Nationwide Criminal Justice Report

References

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.