2025 Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

Ranked #10 in popularity, criminal justice is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 80 associate degrees in criminal justice during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminal justice students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice in Ohio

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice.

Top Ohio Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice

1

Stark State College
North Canton, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Stark State College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice. Stark State College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of North Canton.More information about a associate in criminal justice from Stark State College

2

Owens Community College
Perrysburg, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Owens Community College is a good choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in criminal justice. Located in the large suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice from Owens Community College

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	410	150
Illinois	267	63
Wisconsin	224	17
Indiana	221	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Police Science	1,314
Criminal Justice Studies	121
Corrections	30
Law Enforcement Investigation & Interviewing	4
Security & Loss Prevention Services	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.