Ohio Criminal Justice Degree Programs
(found 95 schools)
Listed below are all of the accredited schools in Ohio that offer Criminal Justice programs.
Overview
Ohio has a population of roughly 11.5 million and is well-known for its many state parks and excellent golfing. The capital city is Columbus, but the largest cities are Cleveland and Cincinnati. Between sporting events, museums, fine dining and festivals, there’s more than enough to do in the larger cities when you’re not studying or working.
Criminal Justice Education in Ohio
For financial aid, you can start looking into programs such as the Ohio Academic Scholarships, the Ohio College Opportunity Grants and the Ohio Instructional Grant. These are just a few options. There are many more state-specific, college-specific and federally funded programs that can help you out.
Outlook for Criminal Justice in Ohio
The mean annual income in Ohio across all occupations in protective services is $41,080, but this varies depending on your position. Police officers, for example, earn a mean annual income of $53,240 while detectives and criminal investigators earn $67,220. You may also choose to use your criminal justice degree to become a legal assistant. The mean annual salary for legal assistants in Ohio is $44,500, according to 2010 data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Ohio Criminal Justice Schools
Strayer University Located in: Pittsburgh | Florence | Warrendale | Scott Depot | Cleveland | Columbus | Fairborn | Mason | Akron | Cincinnati 
Fortis Institute Located in: Dayton | Cuyahoga Falls | Ravenna | Erie 
Lincoln College of Technology Located in: Florence 
Academy of Court Reporting (Cleveland, OH / Columbus, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Court Reporting, Certificate - Court Reporting, Certificate - Legal Assistant/Secretary, Certificate - Paralegal
Apollo Career Center (Lima, OH)Programs Offered:
Certificate of Completion - Law Enforcement, Certificate of Completion - Public Safety
Ashland University (Ashland, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Forensic Chemistry
Beckfield College (Springdale, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate in Applied Science - Paralegal Studies, Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Paralegal Studies, Bachelor of Science - Paralegal, Certificate - Paralegal Studies, Certificate - Paralegal
Belmont College (Saint Clairsville, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice Technology, Associate of Applied Science - Cyber Security & Computer Forensics, Certificate - Cyber Security
Bohecker College (Ravenna, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Business - Criminal Justice
Bradford School (Columbus, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Legal Office Assistant, Certificate - Legal Office Assistant, Certificate - Paralegal
Brown Mackie College (Canton, OH / Cincinnati, OH / Findlay, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Business - Criminal Justice, Associate of Applied Business - Paralegal, Associate of Arts in Business - Criminal Justice, Diploma - Assistant Paralegal, Diploma - Criminal Justice
Bryant & Stratton College (Cleveland, OH / Eastlake, OH / Parma, OH / Willoughby Hills, OH)Programs Offered:
AAS - Criminal Justice (online), AAS - Paralegal Studies (online), Associate Degree - Criminal Justice, Associate Degree - Security Technology (online), Associate in Criminal Justice - Criminal Justice, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice (online), Associate of Science - IT Security (online), BS - Criminal Justice (online), Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice (online), Paralegal Studies Certificate (online)
Buckeye Hills Career Center (Rio Grande, OH)Programs Offered:
Certificate - Basic Peace Officer Training, Certificate - Corrections Officer, Certificate - Public Safety
Butler Tech (Hamilton, OH)Programs Offered:
Certificate - Basic Police Academy, Certificate - Law Enforcement Institute, Tech Prep program - Criminal Justice
Central Ohio Technical College (Newark, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice Technology, Associate of Applied Science - Forensic Science Technology, Associate of Applied Science - Law Enforcement Technology, Certificate - Basic Police Academy - Ohio Peace Officer Training
Chancellor University (Cleveland, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Criminal Justice (online), Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor Degree - Criminal Justice (online), Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Forensic Accounting, Certificate - Criminal Justice, Certificate - Paralegal
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (Cincinnati, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Safety and Security Management, Associate of Science - Legal Assistant, Associate of Technical Studies - Law Enforcement, Certificate - Paralegal
Clark State Community College (Springfield, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Business - Judicial Reporting (Broadcast Captioning/CART option), Associate of Applied Business - Judicial Reporting, Associate of Applied Science - Corrections, Associate of Applied Science - Court Broadcast Captioning/CART, Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice Technology, Associate of Applied Science - Judicial Reporting, Certificate - Basic Peace Officer Academy, Certificate - Judicial Reporting Scopist, Departmental Certificate - Judicial Reporting Scopist
College of Mount St. Joseph (Cincinnati, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Arts - Paralegal, Bachelor of Arts - Paralegal, Bachelor of Science - Criminology / Sociology, Certificate - Paralegal
Columbus State Community College (Columbus, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Science - Emergency Medical Services, Associate of Science - Fire Science, Associate of Science - Law Enforcement - Corrections, Associate of Science - Law Enforcement, Associate of Science - Paralegal, Certificate - Counter-Terror Training Unit, Certificate - EMT - Basic, Certificate - EMT - Paramedic, Certificate - Fraud Examination, Certificate - Paralegal, Certificate - Police Academy
Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Business - Captioning and Court Reporting, Associate of Applied Business - Paralegal Studies, Associate of Applied Science - Law Enforcement - Basic Police Academy, Associate of Applied Science - Law Enforcement - Corrections, Associate of Applied Science - Law Enforcement - Security Administration, Associate of Applied Science - Law Enforcement, Certificate - Court Reporting Technologies, Professional Certificate - Paralegal Studies
Daymar College (Lancaster, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Criminal Justice, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice, Diploma - Paralegal, Diploma - Paralegal (online)
Defiance College (Defiance, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Digital Forensic Science, Bachelor of Science - Forensic Science, Master of Business Administration - Business Administration - Criminal Justice
Edison Community College (Piqua, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Office Systems Management: Legal Office Support, Associate Degree - Office Systems Management: Legal Office Support (online), Associate Degree - Paralegal Studies
Ehove Career Center (Milan, OH)Programs Offered:
Certificate - Emergency Telecommunicator, Certificate - Police Academy
ETI Technical College (Niles, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Business - Legal Assistant, Associate of Arts in Business - Criminal Corrections
Fortis College (Centerville, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Homeland Security (online), Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice / Homeland Security (online), Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal, Certificate - Criminal Justice
Herzing University (Toledo, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Legal Assisting/Paralegal
Hocking College (Nelsonville, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate in Applied Science - Natural Resources Law Enforcement, Associate in Applied Science - Police Science, Associate in Applied Science - Social Services, Corrections and Criminal Justice, Associate in Technical Studies - Fire and Emergency Services
ITT Technical Institute (Dayton, OH / Hilliard, OH / Maumee, OH / Norwood, OH / Strongsville, OH / Warrensville Heights, OH / Youngstown, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice, Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice (online), Bachelor of Science - Information Systems Security (online)
Ivy Bridge College (Tiffin, OH)Programs Offered:
ACJ - Corrections (online), ACJ - Homeland Security (online), ACJ - Law Enforcement (online)
Kaplan College (Columbus, OH / Dayton, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Business - Criminal Justice, Associate of Arts in Business - Criminal Justice
Kent State University (Kent, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Legal Assisting, Bachelor of Arts - Justice Studies, Certificate - Basic Peace Officer Training, Certificate - Nurse Paralegal, Dual Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts - Justice Studies, Master of Arts - Justice Studies
Kent State University-Trumbull Campus (Warren, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Legal Assisting Technology, Associate of Arts - Justice Studies, Bachelor of Arts - Justice Studies
Kent State University-Tuscarawas Campus (New Philadelphia, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Arts - Justice Studies, Bachelor of Arts - Justice Studies, Certificate - Computer Forensics and Information Security
Lake Erie College (Painesville, OH)Programs Offered:
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Lakeland Community College (Kirtland, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies, Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies (online), Associate of Science - Corrections, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice, Associate of Science - Emergency Management Planning, Associate of Science - Law Enforcement
Lincoln College of Technology (Cincinnati/Downtown (Vine Street), OH)Programs Offered:
Associate in Science - Paralegal Studies, Associate of Applied Business - Criminal Justice, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice (online), Bachelor of Science - Corrections, Bachelor of Science - Crime Investigator, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice & the Study of the Criminal Mind (online), Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice and the Study of the Criminal Mind (online), Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Forensics, Bachelor of Science - Information Management and Security (online), Bachelor of Science - Law Enforcement, Certificate - Criminal Justice, Certificate - Cyber Crime Investigation, Certificate - Homeland Security, Certificate of Achievement - Legal Interpretation and Translation, Certificate of Achievement - Legal Interpretation, Certificate of Achievement - Paralegal Studies, Diploma - Criminal Justice, Graduate Certificate - Emergency Planning, Master of Science - Security Administration
Lorain County Community College (Elyria, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Computer and Digital Forensics, Associate of Applied Science - Justice Systems - Corrections, Associate of Applied Science - Justice Systems - Police Science, Certificate of Proficiency - Police Science, Technical Certificate - Computer and Digital Forensics
Lourdes University (Sylvania, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Marion Technical College (Marion, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Paralegal Studies, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice, Certificate - Law Enforcement - Peace Officer
Miami Jacobs Career College (Columbus, OH / Dayton, OH / Springboro, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Court Reporting, Associate Degree - Criminal Justice, Associate Degree - Legal Office Technology, Associate Degree - Paralegal Studies, Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice, Certificate - Court Reporting, Certificate - Criminal Justice, Certificate - Legal Office Assistant, Certificate - Security and Investigation
National College (Kettering, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Paralegal Studies
North Central State College (Mansfield, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice: Peace Officer (online), Associate of Science - Criminal Justice, Associate of Science - Paralegal Studies, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Certificate - Forensic Science
Northwest State Community College (Archbold, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Business - Paralegal, Associate of Applied Science - Computer Crimes, Associate of Applied Science - Law Enforcement Academy
Notre Dame College (South Euclid, OH)Programs Offered:
Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security (online), Master of Arts in Security Policy Studies (online)
Ohio Dominican University (Columbus, OH)Programs Offered:
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Arts - Peace and Justice
Ohio Northern University (Ada, OH)Programs Offered:
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Forensic Biology
Owens Community College (Perrysburg, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Corrections, Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice Technology, Associate of Applied Science - Emergency Management, Associate of Applied Science - Military Science, Associate of Applied Science - Peace Officer Training, Associate of Applied Science - Public Safety Communications
Remington College (Cleveland, OH / North Olmsted, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice (online), Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice (online)
Rhodes State College (Lima, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree with Police Training - Police Officer College Basic Training Academy, Associate of Applied Business - Paralegal/Legal Assisting, Associate of Applied Business/Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice - Corrections, Associate of Applied Business/Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement
Sinclair Community College (Dayton, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice Science - Corrections, Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice Science - Law Enforcement, Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal, Certificate - Corrections, Certificate - Homeland Security, Certificate - Law Enforcement
Stark State College of Technology (North Canton, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Science - Cyber Security and Computer Forensics Technology, Certificate - Legal Assisting Technology
Stautzenberger College (Maumee, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Business - Broadcast Captioning, Associate of Applied Business - Court Reporting, Associate of Applied Business - Legal Secretary, Associate of Applied Business - Paralegal, Associate of Arts in Business - Court Reporting, Certificate - Scopist
Stautzenberger College-Brecksville (Brecksville, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Business - Broadcast Captioning, Associate of Applied Business - Court Reporting, Certificate - Broadcast Captioning, Certificate - Court Reporting
Terra State Community College (Fremont, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Law Enforcement: Criminal Justice, Associate of Applied Science - Law Enforcement: Police Science
The University of Findlay (Findlay, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice Administration, Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice Administration, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Administration, Bachelor of Science - Forensic Science, Certificate - Administrative and National Security Policy, Certificate - Community-Based Corrections, Certificate - Criminal Justice Administration - Administrative, Certificate - Disaster Management, Certificate - Information Assurance, Certificate - Juvenile Justice, Certificate - Legal Courts, Certificate - Policing, Certificate - Rehabilitation/counseling, Graduate Certificate - Emergency and Disaster Management
The University of Toledo (Toledo, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Science - Legal Secreterial Technology, Associate of Science - Paralegal Studies, Bachelor of Arts - Law and Social Thought, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Paralegal Studies
Tiffin University (Tiffin, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate in Criminal Justice - Criminal Justice, BS - Criminal Justice: Degree Completion (online), Bachelor Degree - Criminal Justice, Bachelor Degree - Forensics, Bachelor of Science - Cyber Defense, MS - Criminal Justice - Homeland Security (online), MSCJ - Crime Analysis (online), MSCJ - Criminal Behavior (online), MSCJ - Justice Administration (online)
Union Institute & University (Cincinnati, OH)Programs Offered:
Bachelor Degree - Criminal Justice (online), Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Management, Master of Arts - Leadership, Public Policy, and Social Issues
University of Akron (Akron, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Science - Paralegal Studies, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Technology, Bachelor of Science - Emergency Management
University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice Tech: Corrections, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice Tech: Forensics, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice Tech: Law Enforcement, Certificate - Criminal Justice Administration, Certificate - Criminal Justice Juvenile Corrections, MS - Criminal Justice (online)
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College (Batavia, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Corrections, Associate Degree - Forensics, Associate Degree - Law Enforcement with Police Academy Option, Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice Technology, Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Technology, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Professional Certificate - Forensics
University of Northwestern Ohio (Lima, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Legal Assistant, Associate of Applied Science - Legal Office Management, Associate of Science - Information Technology/Computer Forensics, Associate of Science - Information Technology/Network Security, Diploma - Paralegal
University of Phoenix (Beachwood, OH / Columbus, OH / Dayton, OH / Independence, OH / West Chester, OH / West Lake, OH)Programs Offered:
AA - Criminal Justice (online), BS - Criminal Justice Administration - Human Services (online), BS - Criminal Justice Administration - Management (online), BS - Criminal Justice Administration (online), BS - Organizational Security Management (online), MS - Administration of Justice and Security (online)
Urbana University (Urbana, OH)Programs Offered:
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Leadership, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Master of Science - Criminal Justice Administration (online)
Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Science - Corrections, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Certificate - Corrections, Certificate - Criminal Justice, Master of Science - Criminal Justice
Zane State College (Zanesville, OH)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Assisting Technology, Bachelor of Science - Correctional Science, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Police Science
