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2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

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$36,000 Avg Salary
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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 analysis found Bowling Green State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Ohio. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe 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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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Kent State University at Kent helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Ohio. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

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

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Ohio. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very 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 town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

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

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus 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 #6 on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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

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With a ranking of #7, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly 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 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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#9

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college 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

With a ranking of #10, Youngstown State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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