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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

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

BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and has a total student population of 18,142. In 2021, 110 criminal justice majors received their bachelor's degree from BGSU.

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.

BGSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

BGSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at BGSU 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.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from BGSU Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at BGSU is $32,941. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at BGSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

BGSU Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 110 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice & Corrections from BGSU in 2020-2021, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at BGSU 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 84
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

BGSU 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

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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