Top Criminology Programs in Ohio by Earnings (2026)
Updated
This page ranks the 5 Criminology programs in Ohio with a reported earnings cohort by the median earnings of Criminology graduates four years after completing. Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks 1st on this list, with median earnings of $58,865 for its graduates four years after completing.
Across the five schools, the figures range from $58,865 to $46,939, with a median of $52,713.
Three of the listed programs are at public institutions and two are at private nonprofits. Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks 90th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Cleveland State University posts the lowest average net price on the page, at $14,764.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH | $58,865 | $17,339 | $4,885 | 60.6% |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus reports median earnings of $58,865 for its Criminology graduates four years after completing, the highest on this list, and ranks 90th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 2 | Mount St. Joseph University · Cincinnati, OH | $58,825 | $16,530 | $11,689 | 59.1% |
| A private nonprofit university in Cincinnati, Mount St. Joseph University posts an admission rate of 59% and a median federal debt of $26,827 across all of the school's borrowers who completed. | |||||
| 3 | Cleveland State University · Cleveland, OH | $52,713 | $14,764 | $11,958 | 91.3% |
| Cleveland State University carries an average net price of $14,764, the lowest among the listed programs, and its Criminology graduates four years after completing earned a median of $52,713. | |||||
| 4 | Capital University · Columbus, OH | $49,041 | $22,576 | $19,062 | 70.2% |
| Capital University ranks 4th on this list, with median earnings of $49,041 for its Criminology graduates four years after completing and a cohort of 15 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 5 | Wright State University-Main Campus · Dayton, OH | $46,939 | $15,415 | $11,952 | 96.3% |
| Wright State University-Main Campus admits 96% of applicants and shows median federal debt of $26,000 among Criminology completers who borrowed, alongside earnings of $46,939 four years after completing. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Criminology graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in Ohio appear. The figures cover federally aided completers of Criminology who were working and not enrolled four years after completing. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The range and median below cover the 5 schools with a published figure. Ohio State University-Main Campus and Mount St. Joseph University sit at the top, separated by just $40 in median earnings, while the spread from first to last is $11,926.
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