by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 113,121 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across Ohio, there were 3,756 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,823 and $21,512 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 211 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice and corrections in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Tiffin University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tiffin, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Tiffin University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 111 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio list. Franklin University is a medium-sized school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 13 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Franklin University
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 11 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Youngstown State University
Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Main Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Miami University - Hamilton came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio ranking. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school situated in Hamilton, Ohio. It awarded 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Miami University - Hamilton
With a ranking of #8, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 10 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kent State
University of Toledo ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Toledo Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Akron Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 82 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Miami University - Middletown landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Ohio ranking. Middletown, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Miami University - Middletown Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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