Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Ohio
97 schools in Ohio teach this, at certificate or associate level. 44 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $44,595 at Great Oaks Career Campuses.
What this work pays in Ohio
Security Guards in Ohio earn a median of $35,770 a year across 34,450 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $77,020 | 23,430 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $51,520 | 16,050 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $59,370 | 12,610 |
| Compliance Officers | $75,030 | 11,240 |
| Managers, All Other | $129,940 | 7,360 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Oaks Career Campuses Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | $6,992 | $44,595 (59 grads) | 9 |
| Herzing University-Akron Akron | Associate's degree | $13,374 | $42,682 (29 grads) | 0 |
| Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools Groveport | Undergraduate certificate | $4,558 | $42,458 (65 grads) | 39 |
| EHOVE Career Center Milan | Undergraduate certificate | — | $38,289 (17 grads) | 15 |
| North Central State College Mansfield | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (11 grads) | 20 |
| James A. Rhodes State College Lima | Associate's degree | — | $37,748 (13 grads) | 7 |
| Marion Technical College Marion | Associate's degree | — | $37,424 (20 grads) | 8 |
| Terra State Community College Fremont | Associate's degree | — | $37,208 (21 grads) | 7 |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $36,852 (21 grads) | 10 |
| Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $36,852 (21 grads) | 1 |
| Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $36,852 (21 grads) | 10 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $36,852 (21 grads) | 2 |
| Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $36,852 (21 grads) | 3 |
| Sandusky Career Center Sandusky | Undergraduate certificate | — | $36,141 (13 grads) | 5 |
| Central Ohio Technical College Newark | Associate's degree | — | $35,594 (21 grads) | 7 |
| Polaris Career Center Middleburg Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,594 (25 grads) | 17 |
| Greene County Career Center Xenia | Undergraduate certificate | $5,800 | $35,487 (47 grads) | 35 |
| Clark State College Springfield | Associate's degree | $13,922 | $33,993 (15 grads) | 20 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Associate's degree | $6,846 | $33,993 (33 grads) | 32 |
| University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash | Associate's degree | $13,299 | $33,993 (11 grads) | 46 |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia | Associate's degree | $13,299 | $33,993 (11 grads) | 18 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati | Associate's degree | $13,299 | $33,993 (11 grads) | — |
| Lakeland Community College Kirtland | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (15 grads) | 23 |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center Lucasville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,925 (11 grads) | 5 |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Associate's degree | $14,250 | $32,772 (46 grads) | 27 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Associate's degree | $12,792 | $32,391 (49 grads) | 34 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Associate's degree | $13,982 | $30,409 (26 grads) | 21 |
| Northwest State Community College Archbold | Associate's degree | — | $28,381 (14 grads) | 10 |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron | Associate's degree | $14,375 | $28,236 (38 grads) | 5 |
| Hocking College Nelsonville | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $28,055 (19 grads) | 15 |
| Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,295 (15 grads) | 0 |
| Zane State College Zanesville | Associate's degree | — | $25,580 (22 grads) | 14 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma | Associate's degree | $20,827 | $24,820 (222 grads) | 2 |
| Remington College-Cleveland Campus Cleveland | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $21,595 (279 grads) | 5 |
| Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula | Associate's degree | $19,501 | $21,508 (14 grads) | 2 |
| Kent State University at East Liverpool East Liverpool | Associate's degree | $19,501 | $21,508 (14 grads) | 2 |
| Kent State University at Geauga Burton | Associate's degree | $19,501 | $21,508 (14 grads) | 1 |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent | Associate's degree | $19,501 | $21,508 (14 grads) | — |
| Kent State University at Salem Salem | Associate's degree | $19,501 | $21,508 (14 grads) | 0 |
| Kent State University at Stark North Canton | Associate's degree | $19,501 | $21,508 (14 grads) | 3 |
| Kent State University at Trumbull Warren | Associate's degree | $19,501 | $21,508 (14 grads) | 5 |
| Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia | Associate's degree | $19,501 | $21,508 (14 grads) | 7 |
| Lorain County Community College Elyria | Associate's degree | — | $20,140 (18 grads) | 35 |
| Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls | Associate's degree | — | $16,663 (16 grads) | — |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma | Undergraduate certificate | $12,350 | not published | 0 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools Monroe | Undergraduate certificate | $6,957 | not published | 52 |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Undergraduate certificate | $8,174 | not published | 59 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 272 |
| Apollo Career Center Lima | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Ashland University Ashland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Belmont College St Clairsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Bowling Green State University-Firelands Huron | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses Bethel | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center Rio Grande | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational School New Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Central Ohio Technical College Newark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Clark State College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Columbiana County Career and Technical Center Lisbon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Columbus State Community College Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Columbus State Community College Columbus | Associate's degree | — | not published | 39 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Defiance College Defiance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Edison State Community College Piqua | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Edison State Community College Piqua | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Franklin University Columbus | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Hocking College Nelsonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| James A. Rhodes State College Lima | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kent State University at Trumbull Warren | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 57 |
| Lorain County Community College Elyria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Lourdes University Sylvania | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Marion Technical College Marion | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Medina County Career Center Medina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Miami University-Middletown Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| North Central State College Mansfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Northwest State Community College Archbold | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Shawnee State University Portsmouth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southern State Community College Hillsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Southern State Community College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Terra State Community College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| The University of Findlay Findlay | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Tiffin University Tiffin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| University of Rio Grande Rio Grande | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Vantage Career Center Van Wert | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Washington State College of Ohio Marietta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Washington State College of Ohio Marietta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center Smithville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Xavier University Cincinnati | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Youngstown State University Youngstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Zane State College Zanesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Criminal Justice and Corrections — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.