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Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

67 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 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 67 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Bowling Green State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Ohio for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

About 74% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 26% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 67 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

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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 town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 172 students majoring in education at University of Akron Main Campus, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.

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University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 157 students majoring in education at University of Toledo, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#10

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 151 students majoring in education at Youngstown State University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio award.

Rank College Location
11 Wright State University - Main Campus Dayton, OH
12 Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH
13 Ashland University Ashland, OH

Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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 26 schools only.

  • 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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