39 Best Public Health schools 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 Public Health. A graph of 2.34M citations received by 62.9K academic papers made by 39 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 Public Health

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Public Health

#47 in the United States

#54 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Public Health

#75 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Public Health

#165 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Public Health

#184 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

6. Wright State University

Dayton

For Public Health

#186 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Public Health

#188 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

8. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Public Health

#195 in the United States

#221 in North America

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

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Public Health

#247 in the United States

#278 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Public Health

#271 in the United States

#304 in North America

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

11. Urbana University

Urbana

For Public Health

#295 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

12. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Public Health

#319 in the United States

#356 in North America

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

13. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Public Health

#370 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Public Health

#418 in the United States

#465 in North America

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

15. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Public Health

#442 in the United States

#490 in North America

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

16. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Public Health

#461 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

17. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Public Health

#479 in the United States

#528 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,623

18. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Public Health

#490 in the United States

#539 in North America

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

19. Walsh University

North Canton

For Public Health

#493 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

20. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Public Health

#564 in the United States

#617 in North America

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

21. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Public Health

#590 in the United States

#645 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Public Health

#595 in the United States

#650 in North America

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

23. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Public Health

#631 in the United States

#686 in North America

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

24. Franklin University

Columbus

For Public Health

#645 in the United States

#701 in North America

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

25. Denison University

Granville

For Public Health

#654 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Public Health

#666 in the United States

#726 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Public Health

#733 in the United States

#795 in North America

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

28. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Public Health

#772 in the United States

#836 in North America

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

29. Ashland University

Ashland

For Public Health

#826 in the United States

#892 in North America

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

30. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Public Health

#852 in the United States

#918 in North America

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

31. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Public Health

#856 in the United States

#922 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $7,627
Enrollment: 849

32. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Public Health

#894 in the United States

#962 in North America

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

33. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Public Health

#926 in the United States

#995 in North America

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

34. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Public Health

#936 in the United States

#1005 in North America

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

35. Hiram College

Hiram

For Public Health

#950 in the United States

#1019 in North America

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

36. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Public Health

#985 in the United States

#1054 in North America

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

37. Marietta College

Marietta

For Public Health

#1032 in the United States

#1103 in North America

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

38. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Public Health

#1033 in the United States

#1105 in North America

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

39. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Public Health

#1061 in the United States

#1133 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Public Health

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	11	105
Indiana	25	63
Kentucky	16	57
Pennsylvania	68	11
Virginia	30	58
Michigan	23	4
District of Columbia	8	65
Maryland	22	2
Illinois	45	20
Tennessee	24	52
North Carolina	28	6
New Jersey	19	28
New York	96	5
Wisconsin	22	15
South Carolina	18	64
Connecticut	19	13
Georgia	29	18
Missouri	20	29
Iowa	10	42
Vermont	5	91
Massachusetts	52	1
Rhode Island	7	41
Alabama	17	37
New Hampshire	7	96
Arkansas	12	119
Mississippi	9	158
Minnesota	22	12
Maine	10	201
Kansas	9	101
Louisiana	17	66
Florida	35	26
Oklahoma	10	137
Nebraska	7	103
South Dakota	7	238
North Dakota	4	172
Texas	58	38
Colorado	17	43
New Mexico	5	73
Montana	4	123
Utah	7	31
Idaho	5	148
Arizona	8	33
Puerto Rico	12	272
Nevada	4	141
Washington	18	3
Oregon	16	59
California	92	7
Alaska	4	193
Hawaii	5	89