2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Ohio
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in Ohio to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Ohio
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Our 2023 rankings named Marietta College the best school in Ohio for students working on their master’s degree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Case Western. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 17% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Findlay helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Ohio.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Findlay. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
UDayton does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 45% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.
Ohio State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 76% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #6, University of Mount Union did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Mount Union does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 37% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Baldwin Wallace University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Baldwin Wallace College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 40% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, Xavier University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Xavier, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 46% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Otterbein University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Otterbein, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 55% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
John Carroll University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.
Since the graduate programs at John Carroll are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Miami University - Oxford came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking.
Miami University - Oxford does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 36% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Ohio Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out OCU. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Muskingum University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Muskingum. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Ashland University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Ashland. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Ohio Dominican University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ODU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 1% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Wittenberg University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.
Wittenberg does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 21% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #17, Cedarville University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Cedarville. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that UC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 82% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since OHIO Athens does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 70% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Capital University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Capital. In 2019-2020 about 19% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bluffton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Bluffton does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #22, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
BGSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 54% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
MVNU is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
DeVry University - Ohio came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking.
Since the graduate programs at DeVry University - Ohio are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.
Wright State University - Main Campus does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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