Colleges Whose Graduates Earn the Most in Ohio
Ranked by median earnings 10 years after entry (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Median earnings 10 years after entry | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Ohio Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | $92,405 | $31,544 | $92,405 |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit | $87,989 | $41,190 | $87,989 |
| 3 | Ohio Northern University Ada, OH · Private nonprofit | $80,928 | $24,478 | $80,928 |
| 4 | Four County Career Center Archbold, OH · Public | $77,338 | — | $77,338 |
| 5 | University of Dayton Dayton, OH · Private nonprofit | $75,537 | $29,533 | $75,537 |
| 6 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit | $75,103 | $10,420 | $75,103 |
| 7 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH · Private nonprofit | $71,830 | $38,512 | $71,830 |
| 8 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit | $68,303 | $18,378 | $68,303 |
| 9 | Denison University Granville, OH · Private nonprofit | $67,753 | $40,007 | $67,753 |
| 10 | Kettering College Kettering, OH · Private nonprofit | $67,492 | $21,650 | $67,492 |
| 11 | Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit | $66,111 | $19,622 | $66,111 |
| 12 | Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH · Private nonprofit | $65,409 | $17,989 | $65,409 |
| 13 | Xavier University Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit | $64,873 | $32,997 | $64,873 |
| 14 | Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Canton, OH · Private nonprofit | $63,582 | $24,204 | $63,582 |
| 15 | John Carroll University University Heights, OH · Private nonprofit | $62,860 | $28,746 | $62,860 |
| 16 | Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Private for-profit | $61,480 | $28,785 | $61,480 |
| 17 | Hobart Institute of Welding Technology Troy, OH · Private nonprofit | $60,955 | $21,409 | $60,955 |
| 18 | Ohio State University-Newark Campus Newark, OH · Public | $60,409 | $14,767 | $60,409 |
| 19 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | $60,409 | $17,339 | $60,409 |
| 20 | Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, OH · Public | $60,409 | $17,809 | $60,409 |
| 21 | Ohio State University-Lima Campus Lima, OH · Public | $60,409 | $12,940 | $60,409 |
| 22 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Mansfield, OH · Public | $60,409 | $16,197 | $60,409 |
| 23 | Ohio State University-Marion Campus Marion, OH · Public | $60,409 | $11,488 | $60,409 |
| 24 | Walsh University North Canton, OH · Private nonprofit | $59,764 | $20,493 | $59,764 |
| 25 | The College of Wooster Wooster, OH · Private nonprofit | $59,629 | $23,458 | $59,629 |
| 26 | Hondros College of Nursing Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | $58,636 | $26,014 | $58,636 |
| 27 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH · Private nonprofit | $58,343 | $38,645 | $58,343 |
| 28 | Marietta College Marietta, OH · Private nonprofit | $57,180 | $21,083 | $57,180 |
| 29 | The University of Findlay Findlay, OH · Private nonprofit | $56,996 | $27,221 | $56,996 |
| 30 | Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH · Private nonprofit | $56,878 | $16,164 | $56,878 |
| 31 | Butler Technology and Career Development Schools Monroe, OH · Public | $56,645 | — | $56,645 |
| 32 | Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH · Private nonprofit | $55,624 | $20,897 | $55,624 |
| 33 | Cedarville University Cedarville, OH · Private nonprofit | $55,443 | $24,468 | $55,443 |
| 34 | Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH · Public | $55,076 | $28,384 | $55,076 |
| 35 | Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH · Public | $55,076 | $11,286 | $55,076 |
| 36 | Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH · Public | $55,076 | $10,809 | $55,076 |
| 37 | Wittenberg University Springfield, OH · Private nonprofit | $54,947 | $18,649 | $54,947 |
| 38 | University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia, OH · Public | $54,810 | $13,803 | $54,810 |
| 39 | University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH · Public | $54,810 | $16,508 | $54,810 |
| 40 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Public | $54,810 | $25,648 | $54,810 |
| 41 | Hiram College Hiram, OH · Private nonprofit | $54,311 | $21,058 | $54,311 |
| 42 | Capital University Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit | $54,143 | $22,576 | $54,143 |
| 43 | Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH · Private nonprofit | $54,122 | $27,603 | $54,122 |
| 44 | Otterbein University Westerville, OH · Private nonprofit | $53,313 | $19,237 | $53,313 |
| 45 | University of Mount Union Alliance, OH · Private nonprofit | $53,217 | $23,280 | $53,217 |
| 46 | Ashland University Ashland, OH · Private nonprofit | $52,928 | $21,988 | $52,928 |
| 47 | Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH · Public | $52,581 | $3,925 | $52,581 |
| 48 | Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH · Public | $52,581 | $21,637 | $52,581 |
| 49 | Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH · Public | $52,581 | $5,755 | $52,581 |
| 50 | Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH · Public | $52,581 | $5,746 | $52,581 |
| 51 | Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH · Public | $52,581 | $5,993 | $52,581 |
| 52 | Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH · Public | $52,581 | $5,650 | $52,581 |
| 53 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH · Public | $52,131 | $14,764 | $52,131 |
| 54 | Franklin University Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit | $51,892 | $25,243 | $51,892 |
| 55 | Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit | $51,748 | $20,079 | $51,748 |
| 56 | Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit | $51,509 | $16,530 | $51,509 |
| 57 | University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, OH · Private nonprofit | $50,968 | $21,807 | $50,968 |
| 58 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH · Public | $50,632 | $17,249 | $50,632 |
| 59 | Lake Erie College Painesville, OH · Private nonprofit | $50,417 | $20,961 | $50,417 |
| 60 | Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH · Private nonprofit | $50,030 | $23,589 | $50,030 |
| 61 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH · Private nonprofit | $49,555 | $22,421 | $49,555 |
| 62 | Bluffton University Bluffton, OH · Private nonprofit | $49,547 | $19,943 | $49,547 |
| 63 | Wright State University-Lake Campus Celina, OH · Public | $49,500 | $11,081 | $49,500 |
| 64 | Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH · Public | $49,500 | $15,415 | $49,500 |
| 65 | Defiance College Defiance, OH · Private nonprofit | $49,351 | $26,337 | $49,351 |
| 66 | Warren County Career Center Lebanon, OH · Public | $49,016 | $24,731 | $49,016 |
| 67 | Malone University Canton, OH · Private nonprofit | $48,909 | $20,948 | $48,909 |
| 68 | Wilmington College Wilmington, OH · Private nonprofit | $48,491 | $24,153 | $48,491 |
| 69 | Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH · Private nonprofit | $48,466 | $20,556 | $48,466 |
| 70 | Ohio Technical College Cleveland, OH · Private for-profit | $48,450 | $34,972 | $48,450 |
| 71 | Muskingum University New Concord, OH · Private nonprofit | $48,440 | $19,532 | $48,440 |
| 72 | Lourdes University Sylvania, OH · Private nonprofit | $48,150 | $23,206 | $48,150 |
| 73 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH · Public | $47,896 | $24,022 | $47,896 |
| 74 | Bowling Green State University-Firelands Huron, OH · Public | $47,896 | $17,480 | $47,896 |
| 75 | Professional Skills Institute Maumee, OH · Private for-profit | $47,765 | $20,721 | $47,765 |
| 76 | Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake, OH · Public | $47,329 | $9,468 | $47,329 |
| 77 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · Public | $46,600 | $13,946 | $46,600 |
| 78 | University of Akron Wayne College Orrville, OH · Public | $46,600 | $6,032 | $46,600 |
| 79 | DeVry University-Ohio Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | $45,987 | $25,001 | $45,987 |
| 80 | Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula, OH · Public | $45,388 | $12,205 | $45,388 |
| 81 | Kent State University at Geauga Burton, OH · Public | $45,388 | $12,044 | $45,388 |
| 82 | Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH · Public | $45,388 | $10,897 | $45,388 |
| 83 | Kent State University at Salem Salem, OH · Public | $45,388 | $13,799 | $45,388 |
| 84 | Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia, OH · Public | $45,388 | $12,542 | $45,388 |
| 85 | Kent State University at East Liverpool East Liverpool, OH · Public | $45,388 | $13,392 | $45,388 |
| 86 | Kent State University at Trumbull Warren, OH · Public | $45,388 | $11,135 | $45,388 |
| 87 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH · Public | $45,388 | $20,787 | $45,388 |
| 88 | MyComputerCareer at Columbus Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | $43,409 | $25,970 | $43,409 |
| 89 | Apollo Career Center Lima, OH · Public | $43,101 | — | $43,101 |
| 90 | Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit | $42,509 | $29,208 | $42,509 |
| 91 | The Modern College of Design Kettering, OH · Private for-profit | $42,187 | $39,359 | $42,187 |
| 92 | James A. Rhodes State College Lima, OH · Public | $41,855 | $8,757 | $41,855 |
| 93 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH · Public | $41,544 | $12,767 | $41,544 |
| 94 | Marion Technical College Marion, OH · Public | $41,495 | $7,417 | $41,495 |
| 95 | University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, OH · Private nonprofit | $41,478 | $23,686 | $41,478 |
| 96 | Edison State Community College Piqua, OH · Public | $41,360 | $7,142 | $41,360 |
| 97 | American Institute of Alternative Medicine Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | $40,805 | $38,392 | $40,805 |
| 98 | Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit | $40,664 | $29,439 | $40,664 |
| 99 | Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education Zanesville, OH · Public | $40,416 | — | $40,416 |
| 100 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH · Public | $40,137 | $4,968 | $40,137 |