Colleges in Ohio That Offer Criminal Justice

Ohio University

• A public institution with more than 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Ohio University is in Athens, a community 75 miles from Columbus. In 2010, "U.S. News and World Report" ranked the school 115 among all universities in the United States. The college's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice program is designed for students who already have an associate degree in the field. The program requires only 2 years of full-time study to complete, but working students may opt to take classes on a part-time basis. The program is also available in an online format for distance learning. Required courses for the baccalaureate degree include communications, ethics, statistics, psychology, criminology, corrections and political science. Internships are available for criminal justice students. Approximately 82 percent of full-time freshmen and 74 percent of continuing full-time students receive financial aid while studying at Ohio University, according to the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges."

  Ohio University
  Athens, OH 45701
  740-593-4100
  ohio.edu

Baldwin-Wallace College

• The United Methodist Church founded Baldwin-Wallace College in 1845, and since that time the school has grown to an enrollment of more than 4,300 undergraduate and graduate students. Located in the small town of Berea approximately 14 miles from Cleveland, the college offers a 4-year baccalaureate degree in criminal justice. Among the courses required for the major include law, juvenile delinquency, criminology, corrections, investigating, psychology, government, public administration and politic, sociology and statistics. Students may opt to complete an internship or an individual research thesis. Criminal justice and forensic science minors are also available. For students with an Associate of Science or Associate of Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice, the school provides an accelerated baccalaureate program in the field. Around 97 percent of full-time students at Baldwin-Wallace College benefit from financial aid, explains the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges."

  Baldwin-Wallace College
  275 Eastland Road
  Berea, OH 44017
  440-826-2222
  bw.edu

Muskingum College

• Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., Muskingum University is in New Concord, a small town 50 miles east of Columbus. Among the programs for the school's more than 1,600 undergraduate students is a baccalaureate degree in criminal justice. The program requires classes in American law enforcement, the court system, corrections and theory and practice in criminal justice. Students then select electives in a variety of topics, including Spanish for criminal justice, security, civil rights, public policy and administration, organized crime, investigating, crisis intervention, probation and parole and ethics. Internships are available for all students. The university also offers a bachelor's degree in criminal justice geared toward working adults, which requires attendance at classes only during evening and weekend hours. Approximately 96 percent of all students use financial aid to offset the cost of tuition at Muskingum, reports the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges."

  Muskingum University
  163 Stormont St.
  New Concord, OH 43762
  740-826-8137
  muskingum.edu