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Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green, OHPublic HLCBGSU Online

FEPAC-accredited programs: 2

Bowling Green State University in Ohio offers criminal justice degrees through the Department of Human Services (BS on campus and online degree-completion, and an MS on campus and online) and forensic science degrees at the bachelor's and master's levels.

Verified degree programs

5 programs verified so far (3 bachelor's, 2 master's). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

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Bowling Green State University

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeDegree completionBachelor of Science
Format: Campus · Online + internship · Asynchronous
Location: Bowling Green, OHSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Internship required
Duration: as little as two years (online degree-completion program) (online degree-completion program for students who already hold an associate degree) · 122 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceBachelor of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Bowling Green State University

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

Master'sMSDedicated degreeCJ with forensic focusMaster of Science
Format: Campus · Fully online · Part-time
Location: Bowling Green, OHSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: 18 months (online) (online program, five semesters)
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Investigation
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Bowling Green State University

Master of Science in Forensic Science

Master'sMSDedicated degreeLaboratory scienceMaster of Science
Format: Campus
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: typically two full years including one summer semester · 37 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLCFEPAC-accredited program
Subjects: Forensic Science
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1916 · next review 08/31/2033

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

FEPAC program accreditation

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is FEPAC-accredited — FEPAC accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program FEPAC lists.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Institution

Official name
Bowling Green State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
220 McFall Ctr, Bowling Green, OH 43403
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
2,428 of 17,027 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 24, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. bgsu.edu/health-and-human-services/programs/department-of-human-services/criminal-justice.html — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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