36 Best Public Health schools in Ohio

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.67M citations received by 56.6K academic papers made by 36 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: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Public Health

#47 in the United States

#53 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Public Health

#74 in the United States

#84 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Public Health

#161 in the United States

#183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Public Health

#185 in the United States

#209 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Public Health

#188 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Public Health

#189 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1041
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Public Health

#194 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Public Health

#241 in the United States

#271 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Public Health

#267 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

11. Urbana University

Urbana

For Public Health

#281 in the United States

#315 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

#302 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,001
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1973

13. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Public Health

#380 in the United States

#424 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1261
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,590

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Public Health

#436 in the United States

#483 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1073
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $24,439

15. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Public Health

#448 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,619

16. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Public Health

#451 in the United States

#498 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,462

17. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Public Health

#478 in the United States

#526 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

18. Walsh University

North Canton

For Public Health

#491 in the United States

#539 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,032

19. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Public Health

#567 in the United States

#617 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1433
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,044

20. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Public Health

#573 in the United States

#624 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,496

21. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Public Health

#604 in the United States

#656 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,976

22. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Public Health

#618 in the United States

#672 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,369
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $7,178

23. Denison University

Granville

For Public Health

#626 in the United States

#680 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,267

24. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Public Health

#642 in the United States

#698 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $20,053
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,562

25. Franklin University

Columbus

For Public Health

#655 in the United States

#711 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,989
Receiving Aid: 31%
Average Aid: $7,398

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Public Health

#689 in the United States

#750 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $22,912

27. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Public Health

#746 in the United States

#809 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $7,083
Enrollment: 828

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Public Health

#747 in the United States

#810 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,048
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

29. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Public Health

#749 in the United States

#812 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1171
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,705

30. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Public Health

#820 in the United States

#886 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,398

31. Ashland University

Ashland

For Public Health

#835 in the United States

#901 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,342

32. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Public Health

#863 in the United States

#930 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1148
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $22,661

33. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Public Health

#905 in the United States

#974 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1241
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,311

34. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Public Health

#940 in the United States

#1009 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,310

35. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Public Health

#941 in the United States

#1010 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $24,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,989

36. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Public Health

#1001 in the United States

#1072 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,462

Closest to Ohio states to learn Public Health

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	8	108
Indiana	22	63
Kentucky	13	60
Pennsylvania	65	13
Virginia	28	61
Michigan	22	4
District of Columbia	8	66
Maryland	21	2
Illinois	36	20
Tennessee	24	55
North Carolina	26	7
New Jersey	19	30
New York	95	5
Wisconsin	21	16
South Carolina	17	67
Connecticut	18	12
Georgia	27	19
Missouri	18	28
Iowa	10	42
Vermont	5	92
Massachusetts	50	1
Rhode Island	7	41
Alabama	16	37
New Hampshire	7	104
Arkansas	11	124
Mississippi	9	155
Minnesota	22	11
Maine	9	195
Kansas	8	105
Louisiana	16	73
Florida	31	25
Oklahoma	10	135
Nebraska	6	103
South Dakota	7	236
North Dakota	4	177
Texas	57	38
Colorado	16	40
New Mexico	5	70
Montana	4	121
Utah	7	31
Idaho	5	145
Arizona	7	32
Puerto Rico	10	286
Nevada	4	140
Washington	18	3
Oregon	15	56
California	90	6
Alaska	4	187
Hawaii	5	94