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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

117 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$34,170 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the BGSU BS in Criminal Justice

#297 in the U.S
#12 in Ohio

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at BGSU was ranked #297 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #12 in Ohio.

Here are some of the other rankings for BGSU.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 115
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 147
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans 156
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 158
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 178
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 224
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 232
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 261
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 266
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 266
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 274
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 285
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 285
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 294
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 297
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 388
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 431
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 483
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k) 530
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates 597
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) 623
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) 627
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k) 632
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid) 649
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) 668
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections 850

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from BGSU Cost?

$11,573 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

BGSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at BGSU paid an average of $727 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $394 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,463 $17,452
Fees $2,110 $2,110
Books and Supplies $728 $728
On Campus Room and Board $10,714 $10,714
On Campus Other Expenses $4,006 $4,006

Learn more about BGSU tuition and fees.

BGSU Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Criminal Justice students who received their bachelor’s degree at BGSU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 3% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From BGSU?

$34,170 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

criminal justice who receive their bachelor’s degree from BGSU make an average of $34,170 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does BGSU Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

BGSU does not offer an online option for its criminal justice bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the BGSU Online Learning page.

BGSU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

117 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
48.7% Women
15.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 117 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 48.7% of the criminal justice students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at BGSU in 2019-2020, 15.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 4
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 99
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at BGSU

Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 117

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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.

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