45 Best colleges for Education Majors in Ohio

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 739K citations received by 38.7K academic papers made by 45 universities in Ohio was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Ohio State University

Columbus

For Education Majors

#6 in the United States

#7 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Education Majors

#79 in the United States

#90 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

3. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Education Majors

#92 in the United States

#104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Education Majors

#97 in the United States

#109 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 98%

5. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Education Majors

#102 in the United States

#114 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Education Majors

#124 in the United States

#137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

7. University of Akron

Akron

For Education Majors

#144 in the United States

#163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

8. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Education Majors

#147 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,148

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Education Majors

#151 in the United States

#172 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

10. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Education Majors

#183 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1283
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,551

11. Wright State University

Dayton

For Education Majors

#186 in the United States

#211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1072
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

12. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Education Majors

#282 in the United States

#315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

13. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Education Majors

#323 in the United States

#359 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,021
Male:Female: 48:52
Founded: 1973

14. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Education Majors

#468 in the United States

#515 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,790

15. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Education Majors

#471 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,484

16. Urbana University

Urbana

For Education Majors

#495 in the United States

#544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $21,774
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,344

17. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Education Majors

#507 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1179
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,542

18. Ashland University

Ashland

For Education Majors

#510 in the United States

#560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,971

19. Capital University

Columbus

For Education Majors

#526 in the United States

#576 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,480

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Education Majors

#549 in the United States

#600 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,470

21. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Education Majors

#563 in the United States

#615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 982
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $15,887

22. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Education Majors

#585 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,005
Male:Female: 82:18
Founded: 1919

23. Denison University

Granville

For Education Majors

#594 in the United States

#647 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $42,177

24. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Education Majors

#601 in the United States

#654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $19,620
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,128

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Education Majors

#648 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,396

26. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Education Majors

#682 in the United States

#739 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,047

27. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Education Majors

#727 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,529

28. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Education Majors

#746 in the United States

#808 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,242
Receiving Aid: 100%

29. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Education Majors

#751 in the United States

#813 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,581
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,003

30. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Education Majors

#779 in the United States

#842 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,457

31. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Education Majors

#811 in the United States

#877 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $5,744
Enrollment: 740

32. Walsh University

North Canton

For Education Majors

#840 in the United States

#906 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1136
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,009

33. Franklin University

Columbus

For Education Majors

#853 in the United States

#919 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,252
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $6,477

34. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Education Majors

#877 in the United States

#943 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1228
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $23,826

35. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Education Majors

#909 in the United States

#977 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $26,215
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,728

36. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Education Majors

#936 in the United States

#1004 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,269

37. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Education Majors

#942 in the United States

#1010 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,835

38. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Education Majors

#950 in the United States

#1018 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $4,739
Enrollment: 886

39. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Education Majors

#971 in the United States

#1042 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,006
Receiving Aid: 100%

40. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Education Majors

#989 in the United States

#1060 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,490

41. Marietta College

Marietta

For Education Majors

#1004 in the United States

#1075 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1143
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,333

42. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Education Majors

#1014 in the United States

#1085 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1168
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,190

43. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Education Majors

#1021 in the United States

#1093 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,318
Enrollment: 3,454

44. Hiram College

Hiram

For Education Majors

#1061 in the United States

#1134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $21,362
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,546

45. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Education Majors

#1069 in the United States

#1143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $24,915

Closest to Ohio states to learn Education Majors

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	10	118
Indiana	23	10
Kentucky	18	62
Pennsylvania	76	3
Virginia	30	24
Michigan	21	1
District of Columbia	8	82
Maryland	23	15
Illinois	46	9
Tennessee	23	29
North Carolina	30	14
New Jersey	22	33
New York	100	7
Wisconsin	27	8
South Carolina	18	68
Connecticut	18	45
Georgia	31	30
Missouri	24	41
Iowa	12	25
Vermont	6	164
Massachusetts	53	13
Rhode Island	8	117
Alabama	16	85
New Hampshire	8	136
Arkansas	10	137
Mississippi	7	159
Minnesota	23	16
Maine	7	209
Kansas	8	48
Louisiana	17	80
Florida	35	22
Oklahoma	11	83
Nebraska	7	47
South Dakota	8	321
North Dakota	3	187
Texas	58	17
Colorado	18	36
New Mexico	6	99
Montana	4	202
Utah	9	52
Idaho	5	153
Arizona	7	11
Puerto Rico	4	541
Nevada	5	109
Washington	18	5
Oregon	16	91
California	88	2
Hawaii	5	89