39 Best Public Health schools 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 Public Health. A graph of 2.22M citations received by 61.5K 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: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Public Health

#48 in the United States

#54 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Public Health

#75 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Public Health

#164 in the United States

#187 in North America

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

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Public Health

#182 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

6. Wright State University

Dayton

For Public Health

#186 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Public Health

#189 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

8. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Public Health

#193 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Public Health

#246 in the United States

#275 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Public Health

#269 in the United States

#302 in North America

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

11. Urbana University

Urbana

For Public Health

#291 in the United States

#325 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: 1,021
Male:Female: 48:52
Founded: 1973

13. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Public Health

#370 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Public Health

#428 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

15. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Public Health

#439 in the United States

#487 in North America

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

16. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Public Health

#454 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

17. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Public Health

#478 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

18. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Public Health

#489 in the United States

#538 in North America

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

19. Walsh University

North Canton

For Public Health

#499 in the United States

#548 in North America

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

20. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Public Health

#561 in the United States

#613 in North America

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

21. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Public Health

#593 in the United States

#646 in North America

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

22. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Public Health

#597 in the United States

#650 in North America

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

23. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Public Health

#640 in the United States

#695 in North America

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

24. Franklin University

Columbus

For Public Health

#642 in the United States

#697 in North America

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

25. Denison University

Granville

For Public Health

#657 in the United States

#715 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Public Health

#658 in the United States

#716 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Public Health

#732 in the United States

#794 in North America

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

28. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Public Health

#773 in the United States

#836 in North America

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

29. Ashland University

Ashland

For Public Health

#820 in the United States

#885 in North America

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

30. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Public Health

#846 in the United States

#912 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $6,070
Enrollment: 849

31. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Public Health

#849 in the United States

#915 in North America

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

32. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Public Health

#892 in the United States

#960 in North America

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

33. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Public Health

#927 in the United States

#996 in North America

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

34. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Public Health

#936 in the United States

#1005 in North America

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

35. Hiram College

Hiram

For Public Health

#948 in the United States

#1017 in North America

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

36. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Public Health

#981 in the United States

#1050 in North America

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

37. Marietta College

Marietta

For Public Health

#1019 in the United States

#1090 in North America

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

38. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Public Health

#1030 in the United States

#1102 in North America

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

39. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Public Health

#1051 in the United States

#1123 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Public Health

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	10	105
Indiana	25	63
Kentucky	16	58
Pennsylvania	67	11
Virginia	30	57
Michigan	22	4
District of Columbia	8	66
Maryland	23	2
Illinois	45	20
Tennessee	24	52
North Carolina	28	6
New Jersey	19	28
New York	96	5
Wisconsin	22	15
South Carolina	17	64
Connecticut	19	13
Georgia	29	19
Missouri	19	30
Iowa	10	41
Vermont	5	90
Massachusetts	52	1
Rhode Island	7	42
Alabama	16	37
New Hampshire	7	96
Arkansas	11	121
Mississippi	9	157
Minnesota	22	12
Maine	10	201
Kansas	9	101
Louisiana	16	65
Florida	35	26
Oklahoma	10	138
Nebraska	7	103
South Dakota	7	239
North Dakota	4	170
Texas	57	38
Colorado	16	43
New Mexico	5	72
Montana	4	124
Utah	7	31
Idaho	5	147
Arizona	8	33
Puerto Rico	12	273
Nevada	4	142
Washington	18	3
Oregon	16	60
California	92	7
Alaska	4	190
Hawaii	5	92