10 Best Colleges For Jobs In Ohio For 2019

One of the biggest things that incoming college freshmen consider when they’re thinking about what school to attend is the likelihood that a school will improve their job prospects.

Jobs are hard to come by nowadays, after all, and the everyday expenses of living in a country like America aren’t cheap.

Compared to a lot of other states, Ohio has some unique advantages as far as attending college here goes. There are impressive research universities, quality state schools, and the ability to study majors that will prepare you well for the job market.

All that made us curious — with so many good colleges to attend in OH, which ones, in particular, were most likely to help their graduates land a job? Using data from IPEDS as well as College Scorecard as a baseline, we created this list of some of the best colleges for jobs in Ohio.

The full list can be found further down, but first, here’s a look at the top ten best colleges for jobs in Ohio:

Ohio Northern University
Denison University
John Carroll University
University of Dayton
Heidelberg University
Wittenberg University
University of Mount Union
Xavier University
Baldwin Wallace University
The University of Findlay

If you go to one of these schools, chances are, you’re not surprised. After all, you know how great you have it.

But for the rest of you — keep reading and we’ll get to just why these schools have some of the best programs the state of Ohio has to offer.

How We Determined The Best Schools In Ohio For Jobs

Using the College Scorecard Data, we searched for the college in each state with the highest listed job placement ratings, looking specifically at employment levels at year 10 after students have graduated.

We limited the analysis to the 78 public and non-profit, four year institutions colleges in Ohio that offer at least a bachelors degree.

Then, we ranked each college from best to worst on the percentage of graduates with jobs. For the purposes of readability, each school’s rating was then rounded down to the last two decimal places.

The school with the highest percentage of grads with jobs, Ohio Northern University, earned the distinction of being the ‘Best College For Jobs in Ohio.’

Best Colleges For Getting A Job In Ohio

Rank	College	Employed
1	Ohio Northern University	95.86%
2	Denison University	94.65%
3	John Carroll University	94.32%
4	University of Dayton	94.24%
5	Heidelberg University	93.73%
6	Wittenberg University	93.59%
7	University of Mount Union	93.48%
8	Xavier University	93.44%
9	Baldwin Wallace University	93.38%
10	The University of Findlay	93.26%
11	Muskingum University	93.22%
12	Ohio Wesleyan University	93.18%
13	Marietta College	93.15%
14	The College of Wooster	92.91%
15	Defiance College	92.6%
16	Otterbein University	92.47%
17	Bluffton University	92.32%
18	Case Western Reserve University	92.26%
19	Walsh University	92.22%
20	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	92.17%
21	Wilmington College	91.99%
22	Wilberforce University	91.78%
23	Tiffin University	91.58%
24	University of Northwestern Ohio	91.53%
25	Ashland University	91.5%
26	Ohio State University-Lima Campus	91.34%
27	Ohio State University-Marion Campus	91.34%
28	Ohio State University-Main Campus	91.34%
29	Ohio State University-Newark Campus	91.34%
30	Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus	91.34%
31	Mount Saint Joseph University	91.29%
32	Kettering College	91.24%
33	Mount Vernon Nazarene University	90.85%
34	Notre Dame College	90.59%
35	Hiram College	90.3%
36	Wright State University-Lake Campus	90.28%
37	Wright State University-Main Campus	90.28%
38	Miami University-Hamilton	90.07%
39	Miami University-Middletown	90.07%
40	Miami University-Oxford	90.07%
41	Ohio Dominican University	90.06%
42	University of Toledo	89.95%
43	Ursuline College	89.9%
44	Capital University	89.62%
45	Urbana University	89.54%
46	Malone University	89.29%
47	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	89.23%
48	University of Cincinnati-Clermont College	89.23%
49	University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College	89.23%
50	Kent State University at Geauga	89.12%
51	Kent State University at Kent	89.12%
52	Kent State University at Salem	89.12%
53	Kent State University at Tuscarawas	89.12%
54	Kent State University at Trumbull	89.12%
55	Kent State University at Stark	89.12%
56	Kent State University at East Liverpool	89.12%
57	Kent State University at Ashtabula	89.12%
58	Oberlin College	88.99%
59	Ohio University-Main Campus	88.99%
60	Mercy College of Ohio	88.95%
61	Youngstown State University	88.29%
62	Ohio Christian University	87.79%
63	Cleveland State University	87.13%
64	University of Akron Main Campus	87.04%
65	Central State University	87.0%
66	Columbus College of Art and Design	86.89%
67	Franklin University	86.59%
68	Cedarville University	85.95%
69	Lake Erie College	85.67%
70	Cincinnati Christian University	85.39%
71	Lourdes University	84.65%
72	Union Institute amp; University	84.3%
73	Antioch University-Midwest	82.67%
74	Herzing University-Akron	82.34%
75	Herzing University-Toledo	82.34%
76	University of Rio Grande	82.09%
77	Shawnee State University	80.7%
78	Franciscan University of Steubenville	80.34%

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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