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Highest earning business administration programs in Ohio
Ohio business administration programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami University | Oxford | Public, 4-year | $67,823 | 80 |
| 2 | University of Dayton | Dayton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $63,897 | 30 |
| 3 | Ohio State University | Columbus | Public, 4-year | $61,423 | 284 |
| 4 | Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green | Public, 4-year | $60,807 | 193 |
| 5 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Public, 4-year | $60,360 | 180 |
| 6 | Ashland University | Ashland | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,580 | 48 |
| 7 | Ohio University | Saint Clairsville | Public, 4-year | $57,006 | 602 |
| 8 | Franklin University | Columbus | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $56,588 | 406 |
| 9 | DeVry University | Columbus | For-profit, 4-year | $55,102 | 2,236 |
| 10 | John Carroll University | University Heights | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $54,238 | 60 |
| 11 | Wilmington College | Wilmington | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $53,008 | 112 |
| 12 | Tiffin University | Tiffin | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,754 | 55 |
| 13 | Herzing University | Akron | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,469 | 130 |
| 14 | Malone University | Canton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,431 | 92 |
| 15 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $51,899 | 65 |
| 16 | University of Toledo | Toledo | Public, 4-year | $51,272 | 221 |
| 17 | Ohio Dominican University | Columbus | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $49,163 | 51 |
| 18 | Walsh University | North Canton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,824 | 31 |
| 19 | Capital University | Columbus | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $47,811 | 51 |
| 20 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland | Public, 4-year | $46,708 | 90 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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