Criminology at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study criminology, take a look at what Bowling Green State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and has a total student population of 18,142. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received their master's degree in criminology.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminology section at the bottom of this page.

BGSU Criminology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Criminology

BGSU Criminology Rankings

Criminology Student Demographics at BGSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminology majors at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

BGSU Criminology Master’s Program

Of the 43 students who graduated with a master’s in criminology from BGSU in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in criminology each year. BGSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminology master's degree from BGSU, 84% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a master's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Economics
• Sociology

Careers That Criminology Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OH, the home state for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Sociologists	90	$67,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.