College ROI in Ohio

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

Download OH data ↓Read the national value report →Federal data through June 10, 2026

82Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario

$56,218Median observed year-5 earnings

$20,079Median annual net price

−56%Median modeled 10-year ROI

STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Ohio's everyday prices are 7.2% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices: 92.8
Housing: 73.0
Utilities: 95.8

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

82 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus · Private nonprofit+31%2Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland · Private nonprofit+12%3The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnati · Private nonprofit+5%4Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster · Public+3%5Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville · Public+3%6Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe · Public+3%7University of DaytonDayton · Private nonprofit−4%8Ohio State University-Marion CampusMarion · Public−7%9Ohio State University-Lima CampusLima · Public−9%10Galen College of Nursing-CincinnatiCincinnati · Private for-profit−9%

TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster · Public11.7×2Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville · Public11.5×3Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe · Public11.5×4Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce · Private nonprofit7.7×5Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus · Private nonprofit7.1×6Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown · Public6.0×7Miami University-HamiltonHamilton · Public5.8×8Ohio State University-Marion CampusMarion · Public5.8×9Wright State University-Lake CampusCelina · Public5.2×10Ohio State University-Lima CampusLima · Public5.1×

LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Ohio median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Butler Technology and Career Development SchoolsMonroe · Public$6,396median federal debt76%college completion 2Apollo Career CenterLima · Public$8,107median federal debt59%college completion 3MyComputerCareer at ColumbusColumbus · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt70%college completion 4Ross College-SylvaniaSylvania · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt53%college completion 5Valley College-ClevelandCleveland · Private nonprofit$9,500median federal debt57%college completion 6James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima · Public$12,000median federal debt47%college completion 7Ohio Technical CollegeCleveland · Private for-profit$12,000median federal debt90%college completion 8Fortis College-CincinnatiCincinnati · Private for-profit$12,547median federal debt50%college completion 9Athena Career AcademyToledo · Private for-profit$14,120median federal debt52%college completion 10Stautzenberger College-MaumeeMaumee · Private for-profit$14,302median federal debt55%college completion

Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.

ALL COLLEGES IN OH

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279 matching colleges · page 5 of 12

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI

Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville · Private nonprofit$49,632$23,589$23,384−83%Muskingum UniversityNew Concord · Private nonprofit$49,317$19,532$25,369−83%MyComputerCareer at ColumbusColumbus · Private for-profit$49,572$25,970$9,500−84%Herzing University-AkronAkron · Private nonprofit$48,660$18,934$21,500−86%Bluffton UniversityBluffton · Private nonprofit$48,492$19,943$27,000−87%Northern Career InstituteEastlake · Public$48,057$12,759$9,500−87%Great Oaks Career CampusesCincinnati · Public$48,001$12,037$5,500−87%Warren County Career CenterLebanon · Public$48,415$24,731$5,500−88%Oberlin CollegeOberlin · Private nonprofit$48,586$38,645$26,000−89%Ohio Technical CollegeCleveland · Private for-profit$48,031$34,972$12,000−91%Lorain County Community CollegeElyria · Public$46,785$3,967$13,680−91%Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing EducationToledo · Public$46,656$13,494$8,848−93%Owens Community CollegePerrysburg · Public$46,516$10,369$16,667−93%Defiance CollegeDefiance · Private nonprofit$46,809$26,337$26,813−94%Sinclair Community CollegeDayton · Public$45,851$5,992$12,000−96%Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland · Public$45,715$4,266$8,150−96%Wayne County Schools Career CenterSmithville · Public$45,888$29,232$7,574−97%Professional Skills InstituteMaumee · Private for-profit$45,647$20,721$17,813−98%Upper Valley Career CenterPiqua · Public$44,968$16,282$8,793−100%The Modern College of DesignKettering · Private for-profit$44,599$39,359$12,000−101%Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville · Private nonprofit$44,633$20,607$29,579−101%Hocking CollegeNelsonville · Public$43,534$13,704$11,584−106%Northwest State Community CollegeArchbold · Public$43,447$13,555$9,750−107%Southern State Community CollegeHillsboro · Public$43,442$9,674$11,457−107%Stark State CollegeNorth Canton · Public$43,433$5,986$13,786−108%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Ohio, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.