Colleges with the best earnings for the price in Ohio
Colleges ranked by what former students earn ten years after enrolling, compared with four years of net price.
Colleges with the best earnings for the price in Ohio32 schools
32 schools qualify, ranked by earnings for the price. The top 25 are shown.
How this list is made
- Schools in Ohio.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has median earnings ten years after enrolling and a net price from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by earnings divided by four years of net price, highest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
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Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, OH · Private nonprofitTop 11% for earnings
- Earnings are 1.8× the four-year net price
- Earnings $75,103 ten years out
- 2Tie
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo, OH · Private nonprofitTop 19% for earnings
- Earnings are 0.9× the four-year net price
- Earnings $65,409 ten years out
- 2Tie
Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, OH · Private nonprofit#28 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.9× the four-year net price
- Earnings $56,878 ten years out
- 2Tie
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH · PublicHonor Roll#5 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.9× the four-year net price
- Earnings $60,409 ten years out
- 5Tie
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit#10 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.8× the four-year net price
- Earnings $66,111 ten years out
- 5Tie
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH · Private nonprofitTop 8% for earnings
- Earnings are 0.8× the four-year net price
- Earnings $80,928 ten years out
- 5Tie
Kettering College
Kettering, OH · Private nonprofitTop 17% for earnings
- Earnings are 0.8× the four-year net price
- Earnings $67,492 ten years out
- 8Tie
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH · Private nonprofit#18 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.7× the four-year net price
- Earnings $53,313 ten years out
- 8Tie
Marietta College
Marietta, OH · Private nonprofit#46 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.7× the four-year net price
- Earnings $57,180 ten years out
- 8Tie
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH · Private nonprofit#26 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.7× the four-year net price
- Earnings $55,624 ten years out
- 11Tie
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH · Private nonprofit#6 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.6× the four-year net price
- Earnings $75,537 ten years out
- 11Tie
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH · Private nonprofit#7 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.6× the four-year net price
- Earnings $59,629 ten years out
- 11Tie
Ohio University
Athens, OH · Public#20 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.6× the four-year net price
- Earnings $52,581 ten years out
- 11Tie
Capital University
Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit#41 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.6× the four-year net price
- Earnings $54,143 ten years out
- 11Tie
Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH · Private nonprofit#11 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.6× the four-year net price
- Earnings $55,443 ten years out
- 11Tie
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH · Private nonprofitTop 24% for graduation
- Earnings are 0.6× the four-year net price
- Earnings $49,555 ten years out
- 17Tie
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH · Private nonprofitTop 12% for graduation
- Earnings are 0.5× the four-year net price
- Earnings $62,860 ten years out
- 17Tie
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH · PublicTop 15% for graduation
- Earnings are 0.5× the four-year net price
- Earnings $54,810 ten years out
- 17Tie
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#2 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.5× the four-year net price
- Earnings $87,989 ten years out
- 17Tie
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH · Private for-profit#17 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.5× the four-year net price
- Earnings $61,480 ten years out
- 17Tie
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH · Private nonprofit#13 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.5× the four-year net price
- Earnings $50,030 ten years out
- 17Tie
The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH · Private nonprofit#53 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.5× the four-year net price
- Earnings $56,996 ten years out
- 17Tie
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit#18 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.5× the four-year net price
- Earnings $64,873 ten years out
- 17Tie
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH · Private nonprofit#22 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.5× the four-year net price
- Earnings $54,122 ten years out
- 17Tie
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH · Public#8 in Ohio
- Earnings are 0.5× the four-year net price
- Earnings $55,076 ten years out
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | About $10,000 | $22,082 | $75,103 | 54% |
| Mercy College of Ohio | About $18,000 | $20,834 | $65,409 | 56% |
| Ursuline College | About $16,000 | $26,250 | $56,878 | 67% |
| Ohio State University | About $17,000 | $19,976 | $60,409 | 88% |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | About $20,000 | $20,625 | $66,111 | 73% |
| Ohio Northern University | About $24,000 | $27,000 | $80,928 | 75% |
| Kettering College | About $22,000 | $23,500 | $67,492 | 65% |
| Otterbein University | About $19,000 | $26,000 | $53,313 | 68% |
| Marietta College | About $21,000 | $27,000 | $57,180 | 61% |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | About $21,000 | $27,000 | $55,624 | 59% |
| University of Dayton | About $30,000 | $23,250 | $75,537 | 80% |
| The College of Wooster | About $23,000 | $26,500 | $59,629 | 74% |
| Ohio University | About $22,000 | $21,056 | $52,581 | 65% |
| Capital University | About $23,000 | $26,889 | $54,143 | 60% |
| Cedarville University | About $24,000 | $20,937 | $55,443 | 73% |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | About $22,000 | $25,000 | $49,555 | 68% |
| John Carroll University | About $29,000 | $26,000 | $62,860 | 79% |
| University of Cincinnati | About $26,000 | $21,250 | $54,810 | 75% |
| Case Western Reserve University | About $41,000 | $24,000 | $87,989 | 87% |
| Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati | About $29,000 | $24,166 | $61,480 | 57% |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | About $24,000 | $23,384 | $50,030 | 75% |
| The University of Findlay | About $27,000 | $25,439 | $56,996 | 58% |
| Xavier University | About $33,000 | $23,250 | $64,873 | 69% |
| Baldwin Wallace University | About $28,000 | $27,000 | $54,122 | 67% |
| Miami University-Oxford | About $28,000 | $23,000 | $55,076 | 80% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 62
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 13
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 46
- Michigan 20
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 18
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 16
- New York 77
- North Carolina 16
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 10
- Pennsylvania 60
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 9
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 20
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15