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Highest earning teacher education programs in Ohio
Ohio teacher education 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 | Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green | Public, 4-year | $40,271 | 139 |
| 2 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Public, 4-year | $39,607 | 234 |
| 3 | Xavier University | Cincinnati | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $39,217 | 33 |
| 4 | Miami University | Oxford | Public, 4-year | $39,155 | 166 |
| 5 | Otterbein University | Westerville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $38,651 | 40 |
| 6 | University of Toledo | Toledo | Public, 4-year | $38,625 | 118 |
| 7 | University of Dayton | Dayton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $38,492 | 61 |
| 8 | University of Mount Union | Alliance | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $38,277 | 53 |
| 9 | Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $37,649 | 57 |
| 10 | Cedarville University | Cedarville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $37,102 | 36 |
| 11 | Ohio State University | Lima | Public, 4-year | $36,483 | 181 |
| 12 | Wright State University | Dayton | Public, 4-year | $36,332 | 104 |
| 13 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $35,268 | 38 |
| 14 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | Steubenville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $35,050 | 66 |
| 15 | Ohio University | Saint Clairsville | Public, 4-year | $34,983 | 327 |
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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