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College ROI in Ohio

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

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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
U.S. average = 100
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 completion2Apollo Career CenterLima · Public$8,107median federal debt59%college completion3MyComputerCareer at ColumbusColumbus · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt70%college completion4Ross College-SylvaniaSylvania · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt53%college completion5Valley College-ClevelandCleveland · Private nonprofit$9,500median federal debt57%college completion6James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima · Public$12,000median federal debt47%college completion7Ohio Technical CollegeCleveland · Private for-profit$12,000median federal debt90%college completion8Fortis College-CincinnatiCincinnati · Private for-profit$12,547median federal debt50%college completion9Athena Career AcademyToledo · Private for-profit$14,120median federal debt52%college completion10Stautzenberger 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.
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279 matching colleges · page 8 of 12

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
Ohio Media School-Valley ViewValley View · Private for-profit$28,607$24,111$9,500−159%Ross Medical Education Center-NilesNiles · Private for-profit$29,587$17,822$9,500−161%Madison Adult Career CenterMansfield · Public$30,381$14,218$4,266−162%Ross Medical Education Center-CincinnatiCincinnati · Private for-profit$28,424$20,018$9,500−164%Ross Medical Education Center-DaytonFairborn · Private for-profit$28,424$20,009$9,500−164%Ross Medical Education Center-ElyriaElyria · Private for-profit$28,553$18,823$9,500−164%Paul Mitchell the School-ClevelandTwinsburg · Private for-profit$26,308$27,260$9,833−165%Valley College-ClevelandCleveland · Private nonprofit$25,262$30,411$9,500−165%Ohio Media School-CincinnatiNorwood · Private for-profit$26,029$25,659$9,500−167%Moler-Pickens Beauty AcademyFairfield · Private for-profit$28,597$13,898$6,312−170%Brown Aveda Institute-MentorMentor · Private for-profit$26,737$18,251$7,267−172%Paul Mitchell the School-CincinnatiCincinnati · Private for-profit$24,129$27,029$12,500−172%Brown Aveda Institute-StrongsvilleStrongsville · Private for-profit$26,737$17,487$7,267−173%Summit Salon Academy-PerrysburgPerrysburg · Private for-profit$26,492$16,608$7,917−175%Paul Mitchell the School-ToledoSylvania · Private for-profit$24,129$23,625$12,500−176%Aveda Institute-ColumbusColumbus · Private for-profit$24,958$20,800$6,333−176%Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving AcademyTrotwood · Private for-profit$30,643$1,889$12,416−177%Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-BrunswickBrunswick · Private for-profit$22,442$24,403$7,538−181%Orion InstitutePerrysburg · Private for-profit$21,324$27,750$7,885−181%Lorain County Joint Vocational School DistrictOberlin · Public$25,748$11,578Not available−185%Ohio State School of Cosmetology-HeathHeath · Private for-profit$24,228$15,971$9,900−185%Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-NilesNiles · Private for-profit$22,442$21,059$7,538−185%Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal WinchesterCANAL WINCHESTER · Private for-profit$22,497$18,476$9,833−189%Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North DaytonDayton · Private for-profit$24,372$12,258$9,731−190%Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South DaytonDayton · Private for-profit$24,372$11,397$9,731−191%

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.