Best First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer programs in Ohio, ranked by enrollment
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and.
44 schools in Ohio run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,230 people a year. The job pays a median of $77,570 in Ohio across about 600 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Ohio that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
4 programs in Ohio that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Ohio (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Ohio page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 43.0104In Ohio → | 1,119 | 91.0% | 35 | $37,408 | $24,069 |
| 2 | CIP 43.0102In Ohio → | 88 | 7.2% | 7 | $37,408 | $24,069 |
| 3 | CIP 43.0100In Ohio → | 13 | 1.1% | 3 | $37,408 | $24,069 |
| 4 | CIP 43.0113In Ohio → | 10 | 0.8% | 1 | $37,408 | $24,069 |
Top 25 schools in Ohio
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 27 of the 44 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH Public · 3 feeder programs | 312 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $40,557 | 75% | — | 85% |
| 2 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 156 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $33,980 | 64% | — | 86% |
| 3 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 119 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $37,325 | 50% | — | 84% |
| 4 | Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 110 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $36,468 | 64% | — | 81% |
| 5 | Central State University Wilberforce, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 86 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $32,631 | 23% | — | 99% |
| 6 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 51 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $37,548 | 57% | — | 92% |
| 7 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 48 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $38,547 | 52% | — | 60% |
| 8 | University of Dayton Dayton, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 45 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $25,150 | 80% | $28,560 | 65% |
| 9 | Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 34 | Corrections | $29,888 | 41% | — | — |
| 10 | Xavier University Cincinnati, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 26 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $41,013 | 69% | $31,119 | 86% |
| 11 | Washington State College of Ohio Marietta, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 22 | Corrections | — | 32% | — | — |
| 12 | Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $42,407 | 67% | $25,104 | 76% |
| 13 | Ohio University - Main Campus Athens, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $44,159 | 65% | — | 85% |
| 14 | University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $38,399 | 16% | — | — |
| 15 | Columbiana County Career and Technical Center Lisbon, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Corrections | — | 75% | — | — |
| 16 | Ohio Northern University Ada, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $38,918 | 75% | $23,912 | 74% |
| 17 | Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | — | 75% | $21,122 | 58% |
| 18 | University of Mount Union Alliance, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $38,440 | 59% | $21,121 | 78% |
| 19 | Marion Technical College Marion, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | — | 31% | — | — |
| 20 | North Central State College Mansfield, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Corrections | $47,397 | 36% | — | — |
| 21 | University of Cincinnati - Clermont College Batavia, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $38,399 | 24% | — | — |
| 22 | Wilmington College Wilmington, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | — | 47% | $22,186 | 92% |
| 23 | Bluffton University Bluffton, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | — | 53% | $17,609 | 67% |
| 24 | Kent State University at Trumbull Warren, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $33,980 | 32% | — | — |
| 25 | Walsh University North Canton, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | — | 58% | $18,964 | 71% |
All 44 schools in Ohio
Every school in Ohio with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cincinnati - Main Campus | Cincinnati | Public | 312 | 3 |
| Kent State University at Kent | Kent | Public | 156 | 1 |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown | Public | 119 | 1 |
| Bowling Green State University - Main Campus | Bowling Green | Public | 110 | 1 |
| Central State University | Wilberforce | Public | 86 | 1 |
| University of Toledo | Toledo | Public | 51 | 1 |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Akron | Public | 48 | 1 |
| University of Dayton | Dayton | Private not-for-profit | 45 | 1 |
| Sinclair Community College | Dayton | Public | 34 | 1 |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati | Private not-for-profit | 26 | 1 |
| Washington State College of Ohio | Marietta | Public | 22 | 1 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | Private not-for-profit | 21 | 1 |
| Ohio University - Main Campus | Athens | Public | 21 | 1 |
| University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College | Blue Ash | Public | 21 | 1 |
| Columbiana County Career and Technical Center | Lisbon | Public | 13 | 1 |
What first-line supervisors of correctional officers earn in Ohio
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $77,970. Ohio pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Ohio
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers page.
How to become a First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Ohio
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 4 majors mapped to First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 43.0100Criminal Justice and Corrections, General
- 43.0102Corrections
- 43.0104Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
- 43.0113Corrections Administration
Common questions
Answers for people weighing first-line supervisors of correctional officers programs in Ohio.
What degree do you need to become a First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Criminal Justice/Safety Studies, which awarded 1,119 degrees in Ohio in 2024-25, 91.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Criminal Justice and Corrections. Together they graduate about 1,230 people a year in Ohio.
How much do first-line supervisors of correctional officers earn in Ohio?+
The median is $77,570 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 0.5% below the U.S. median of $77,970. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for first-line supervisors of correctional officers growing?+
BLS projects a -2.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, decline, with roughly 4,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Ohio?+
44 institutions in Ohio reported graduates from at least one of the 4 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do first-line supervisors of correctional officers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Correctional Supervisor, Correctional Officer Captain among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 33-1011.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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