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Highest earning master's 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 | Ohio State University | Columbus | Public, 4-year | $116,824 | 263 |
| 2 | Miami University | Oxford | Public, 4-year | $111,886 | 56 |
| 3 | Xavier University | Cincinnati | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $102,289 | 117 |
| 4 | Ohio University | Athens | Public, 4-year | $99,097 | 454 |
| 5 | University of Akron | Akron | Public, 4-year | $97,795 | 59 |
| 6 | Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green | Public, 4-year | $95,153 | 35 |
| 7 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Public, 4-year | $93,585 | 171 |
| 8 | Youngstown State University | Youngstown | Public, 4-year | $93,018 | 38 |
| 9 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $92,560 | 158 |
| 10 | Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $86,374 | 84 |
| 11 | Capital University | Columbus | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $81,663 | 38 |
| 12 | The University of Findlay | Findlay | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $78,269 | 92 |
| 13 | Wright State University | Dayton | Public, 4-year | $78,061 | 193 |
| 14 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland | Public, 4-year | $75,668 | 284 |
| 15 | Kent State University | North Canton | Public, 4-year | $75,645 | 55 |
| 16 | Franklin University | Columbus | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $73,846 | 301 |
| 17 | Lake Erie College | Painesville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $72,408 | 87 |
| 18 | DeVry University | Columbus | For-profit, 4-year | $71,067 | 1,921 |
| 19 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | Steubenville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $68,917 | 33 |
| 20 | Malone University | Canton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $68,641 | 74 |
| 21 | University of Northwestern Ohio | Lima | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $68,540 | 44 |
| 22 | Ashland University | Ashland | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $68,286 | 357 |
| 23 | Walsh University | North Canton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $67,762 | 81 |
| 24 | Tiffin University | Tiffin | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $66,294 | 36 |
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.