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Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

2023 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

36 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 9,238 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in Ohio to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio

Check out the education bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Our analysis found University of Dayton to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Ohio. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bluffton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Ohio. Bluffton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bluffton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mount Union. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Alliance, Mount Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

Cedarville University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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#8

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

Otterbein University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of Westerville, Otterbein is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Berea.

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#10

Capital University

Columbus, OH

Capital University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Columbus.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 11,570
Michigan 5,939
Illinois 10,567
Wisconsin 5,792

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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