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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ashland University

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ashland University

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Ashland University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

Ashland is located in Ashland, Ohio and approximately 4,447 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 27 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from Ashland.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

Ashland Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Ashland Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at Ashland compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at Ashland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools 101
119
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 410

Earnings of Ashland Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ashland is $37,937. This is 11% higher than $34,135, which is the national average for all criminal justice bachelor's degree recipients.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Ashland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Ashland University.

Ashland Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

25% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ashland University with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Ashland Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 27 criminal justice students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Ashland, about 44% were men and 56% were women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Ashland are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ashland University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Ashland also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OH, the home state for Ashland University.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Accountants and Auditors 45,670 $72,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 24,890 $61,040
Managers 14,410 $107,320
Correctional Officers and Jailers 13,310 $45,190
Computer Workers 12,160 $82,440

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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