46 Best colleges for Education Majors in Ohio

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 777K citations received by 39.4K academic papers made by 46 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Education Majors

#79 in the United States

#90 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

3. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Education Majors

#93 in the United States

#105 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Education Majors

#95 in the United States

#107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

5. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Education Majors

#103 in the United States

#115 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Education Majors

#124 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

7. University of Akron

Akron

For Education Majors

#145 in the United States

#165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

8. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Education Majors

#148 in the United States

#169 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,795
Enrollment: 14,074

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Education Majors

#154 in the United States

#175 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

10. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Education Majors

#184 in the United States

#209 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,794

11. Wright State University

Dayton

For Education Majors

#187 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,942
Enrollment: 10,603

12. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Education Majors

#285 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

13. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Education Majors

#324 in the United States

#360 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,029
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1973

14. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Education Majors

#470 in the United States

#519 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $30,030

15. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Education Majors

#478 in the United States

#527 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $51,624

16. Urbana University

Urbana

For Education Majors

#498 in the United States

#548 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: 86%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,623

18. Ashland University

Ashland

For Education Majors

#514 in the United States

#564 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1122
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,610

19. Capital University

Columbus

For Education Majors

#526 in the United States

#577 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,395

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Education Majors

#564 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1431
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,859

21. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Education Majors

#566 in the United States

#618 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,094

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Education Majors

#593 in the United States

#646 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,070
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

23. Denison University

Granville

For Education Majors

#597 in the United States

#650 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,721

24. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Education Majors

#618 in the United States

#671 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $19,447
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,363

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Education Majors

#641 in the United States

#697 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,941

26. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Education Majors

#683 in the United States

#740 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,150

27. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Education Majors

#725 in the United States

#785 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,004

28. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Education Majors

#746 in the United States

#809 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,457
Receiving Aid: 100%

29. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Education Majors

#751 in the United States

#814 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $24,061
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,910

30. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Education Majors

#783 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1128
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $23,537

31. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Education Majors

#824 in the United States

#890 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $6,491
Enrollment: 723

32. Walsh University

North Canton

For Education Majors

#836 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,933

33. Franklin University

Columbus

For Education Majors

#847 in the United States

#913 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,576
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,166

34. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Education Majors

#886 in the United States

#954 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Net Price: $23,006
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $45,481

35. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Education Majors

#910 in the United States

#978 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $27,297
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,292

36. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Education Majors

#946 in the United States

#1015 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,616

37. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Education Majors

#951 in the United States

#1020 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,187
Enrollment: 849

38. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Education Majors

#953 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1008
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $19,695

39. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Education Majors

#972 in the United States

#1043 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,032
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,790

40. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Education Majors

#992 in the United States

#1063 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,086

41. Marietta College

Marietta

For Education Majors

#1007 in the United States

#1078 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,007

42. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Education Majors

#1015 in the United States

#1086 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,991

43. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Education Majors

#1024 in the United States

#1096 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,654
Enrollment: 2,708

44. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Education Majors

#1044 in the United States

#1116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,350

45. Hiram College

Hiram

For Education Majors

#1068 in the United States

#1141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,868
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,726

46. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Education Majors

#1076 in the United States

#1150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $26,548

Closest to Ohio states to learn Education Majors

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	10	121
Indiana	23	10
Kentucky	18	62
Pennsylvania	76	3
Virginia	31	24
Michigan	21	1
District of Columbia	8	81
Maryland	23	15
Illinois	46	7
Tennessee	23	29
North Carolina	30	14
New Jersey	22	33
New York	101	9
Wisconsin	27	8
South Carolina	18	68
Connecticut	18	45
Georgia	31	30
Missouri	24	41
Iowa	12	27
Vermont	6	163
Massachusetts	53	12
Rhode Island	8	118
Alabama	16	85
New Hampshire	9	136
Arkansas	10	137
Mississippi	7	160
Minnesota	23	16
Maine	7	211
Kansas	8	48
Louisiana	17	82
Florida	35	22
Oklahoma	12	83
Nebraska	7	51
South Dakota	8	320
North Dakota	3	185
Texas	58	17
Colorado	18	36
New Mexico	6	98
Montana	4	203
Utah	9	50
Idaho	5	150
Arizona	7	11
Puerto Rico	4	546
Nevada	5	108
Washington	18	5
Oregon	16	91
California	88	2
Hawaii	5	90