Business Colleges in Ohio Ranked by Graduate Earnings (2026)
Updated
This page ranks the 45 Business programs in Ohio by the median earnings of Business graduates four years after completing. Miami University-Oxford leads the list with $99,355, followed by Ohio State University-Main Campus at $91,485 and University of Dayton at $89,299.
Across the 32 schools with a reported completion median, median earnings range from $99,355 to $36,134, with a median of $66,974. For 1 of the listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.
The list includes 13 public and 32 private nonprofit institutions. Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks 90th on Azimuth's composite ranking among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally.
Youngstown State University posts the lowest average net price on the page at $12,767, while Ohio State University-Main Campus reports the highest six-year completion rate at 88%.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Median Business Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami University-Oxford · Oxford, OH | $99,355 | $28,384 | $16,015 | 75.4% |
| Miami University-Oxford reports $99,355 in median earnings of Business graduates four years after completing and ranks 1st on this list. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Finance and Financial Management Services (348 graduates), Marketing (238 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (123 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Management Information Systems and Services ($111,158), Finance and Financial Management Services ($110,406), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods ($102,249) | |||||
| 2 | Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH | $91,485 | $17,339 | $4,885 | 60.6% |
| With a six-year completion rate of 88%, Ohio State University-Main Campus also holds the strongest Azimuth composite rank on the page at 90th among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Finance and Financial Management Services (813 graduates), Marketing (405 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (369 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods ($111,500), Management Information Systems and Services ($110,192), Finance and Financial Management Services ($97,986) | |||||
| 3 | University of Dayton · Dayton, OH | $89,299 | $29,533 | $21,736 | 65.5% |
| University of Dayton, a private nonprofit university in Dayton, posts median earnings of $89,299 for its Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Finance and Financial Management Services (186 graduates), Marketing (168 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (58 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Management Information Systems and Services ($107,354), Finance and Financial Management Services ($95,925), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($92,317) | |||||
| 4 | Ohio University-Main Campus · Athens, OH | $79,758 | $21,637 | $15,673 | 85.0% |
| Ohio University-Main Campus admits 85% of applicants and shows an average net price of $21,637. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Marketing (204 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (141 graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (127 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Management Information Systems and Services ($93,774), Accounting and Related Services ($84,002), Finance and Financial Management Services ($81,299) | |||||
| 5 | John Carroll University · University Heights, OH | $78,954 | $28,746 | $19,945 | 80.9% |
| Graduating 79% of its students within six years, John Carroll University carries an average net price of $19,945 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Finance and Financial Management Services (103 graduates), Marketing (87 graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (60 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($86,546), Finance and Financial Management Services ($84,728), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($78,272) | |||||
| 6 | Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH | $78,297 | $41,190 | $19,025 | 36.5% |
| Case Western Reserve University reports an admission rate of 37% and an average net price of $41,190. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Finance and Financial Management Services (39 graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (38 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (37 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($89,760), Finance and Financial Management Services ($85,493) | |||||
| 7 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · Cincinnati, OH | $75,756 | $25,648 | $17,974 | 85.3% |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus reports $75,756 in median earnings of Business graduates four years after completing and ranks 250th on Azimuth's composite ranking among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Marketing (436 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (292 graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (194 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Finance and Financial Management Services ($83,501), Accounting and Related Services ($75,921), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($75,398) | |||||
| 8 | Xavier University · Cincinnati, OH | $75,632 | $32,997 | $26,728 | 86.4% |
| With an admission rate of 86%, Xavier University posts median earnings of $75,632 for its Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Marketing (104 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (66 graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (38 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($81,855), Finance and Financial Management Services ($81,532), Marketing ($73,414) | |||||
| 9 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus · Bowling Green, OH | $75,512 | $24,022 | $18,396 | 81.0% |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus graduates 64% of its students within six years and reports an average net price of $18,396 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (128 graduates), Marketing (91 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (82 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Management Information Systems and Services ($84,838), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($79,291), Accounting and Related Services ($77,880) | |||||
| 10 | Baldwin Wallace University · Berea, OH | $72,790 | $27,603 | $21,296 | 75.7% |
| Baldwin Wallace University reports $72,790 in median earnings of Business graduates four years after completing alongside an average net price of $27,603. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (69 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (34 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (30 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($86,955), Finance and Financial Management Services ($74,535), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($67,934) | |||||
| 11 | University of Mount Union · Alliance, OH | $72,407 | $23,280 | $16,786 | 78.2% |
| University of Mount Union admits 78% of applicants and posts median earnings of $72,407 for its Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Marketing (33 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (15 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (13 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Finance and Financial Management Services ($80,777), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($68,305), Marketing ($66,830) | |||||
| 12 | Walsh University · North Canton, OH | $72,099 | $20,493 | $20,458 | 70.7% |
| Walsh University reports an average net price of $20,493 and a six-year completion rate of 58%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (27 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (23 graduates), Marketing (18 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($75,364), Accounting and Related Services ($71,604), Business/Corporate Communications ($71,001) | |||||
| 13 | Capital University · Columbus, OH | $71,937 | $22,576 | $19,062 | 70.2% |
| Capital University, a private nonprofit university in Columbus, reports median earnings of $71,937 for its Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (45 graduates), Marketing (21 graduates), Business/Managerial Economics (7 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($79,157), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($71,710), Marketing ($66,462) | |||||
| 14 | Ohio Northern University · Ada, OH | $71,713 | $24,478 | $18,525 | 74.4% |
| Ohio Northern University admits 74% of applicants and posts a six-year completion rate of 75%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Accounting and Related Services (23 graduates), Construction Management (16 graduates), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (14 graduates) | |||||
| 15 | Wittenberg University · Springfield, OH | $70,574 | $18,649 | $17,609 | 72.4% |
| With an average net price of $18,649, Wittenberg University ranks 15th on this list and reports a six-year completion rate of 53%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Marketing (26 graduates), Business/Commerce, General (23 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (10 graduates) | |||||
| 16 | Ashland University · Ashland, OH | $70,156 | $21,988 | $16,489 | 76.4% |
| Ashland University reports median earnings of $70,156 for its Business graduates four years after completing, and its average net price is $21,988. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (37 graduates), Business/Commerce, General (27 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (26 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Finance and Financial Management Services ($79,929), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($68,823), Marketing ($68,708) | |||||
| 17 | Lake Erie College · Painesville, OH | $70,067 | $20,961 | $20,195 | 70.4% |
| Lake Erie College graduates 38% of its students within six years and reports an average net price of $20,195 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (22 graduates), Marketing (9 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (5 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($70,067) | |||||
| 18 | Heidelberg University · Tiffin, OH | $69,204 | $20,556 | $18,217 | 85.8% |
| Heidelberg University admits 86% of applicants and reports median earnings of $69,204 for its Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (38 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (9 graduates) | |||||
| 19 | University of Akron Main Campus · Akron, OH | $69,145 | $13,946 | $10,413 | 59.7% |
| University of Akron Main Campus, a public university in Akron, reports an average net price of $13,946 and a six-year completion rate of 52%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (135 graduates), Marketing (99 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (68 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Finance and Financial Management Services ($74,840), Accounting and Related Services ($73,101), General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations ($70,867) | |||||
| 20 | University of Toledo · Toledo, OH | $68,828 | $17,249 | $13,524 | 92.0% |
| An average net price of $13,524 for families earning under $30,000 and an admission rate of 92% are reported by University of Toledo. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (198 graduates), Marketing (185 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (131 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Finance and Financial Management Services ($74,304), Accounting and Related Services ($74,103), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($67,516) | |||||
| 21 | Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH | $68,195 | $24,468 | $18,987 | 65.3% |
| Cedarville University reports a six-year completion rate of 73% and an average net price of $24,468. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (24 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (20 graduates), Marketing (19 graduates) | |||||
| 22 | Tiffin University · Tiffin, OH | $67,652 | $26,500 | $24,278 | 80.1% |
| Tiffin University admits 80% of applicants and reports an average net price of $24,278 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (54 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (20 graduates), Marketing (19 graduates) | |||||
| 23 | The University of Findlay · Findlay, OH | $67,201 | $27,221 | $22,052 | 83.4% |
| The University of Findlay reports median earnings of $67,201 for its Business graduates four years after completing, and its average net price is $27,221. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (66 graduates), Marketing (10 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (7 graduates) | |||||
| 24 | Cleveland State University · Cleveland, OH | $66,747 | $14,764 | $11,958 | 91.3% |
| Cleveland State University, a public university in Cleveland, reports an average net price of $14,764 and a six-year completion rate of 51%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Accounting and Related Services (99 graduates), Marketing (95 graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (82 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Finance and Financial Management Services ($73,669), Accounting and Related Services ($73,476), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods ($67,614) | |||||
| 25 | Franciscan University of Steubenville · Steubenville, OH | $66,668 | $23,589 | $19,696 | 58.4% |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville reports median earnings of $66,668 for its Business graduates four years after completing, and its six-year completion rate sits at 75%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (27 graduates), Marketing (19 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (13 graduates) | |||||
| 26 | Ohio Dominican University · Columbus, OH | $65,404 | $20,079 | $16,997 | 94.2% |
| Ohio Dominican University admits 94% of applicants and lists an average net price of $20,079. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (38 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (9 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (7 graduates) | |||||
| 27 | Kent State University at Kent · Kent, OH | $65,308 | $20,787 | $15,280 | 86.3% |
| Kent State University at Kent, a public university in Kent, ranks 27th on this list and shows a six-year completion rate of 64%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (276 graduates), Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (239 graduates), Marketing (174 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Construction Management ($89,959), Accounting and Related Services ($71,633), Finance and Financial Management Services ($71,330) | |||||
| 28 | Wright State University-Main Campus · Dayton, OH | $64,710 | $15,415 | $11,952 | 96.3% |
| Wright State University-Main Campus posts median earnings of $64,710 for its Business graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $15,415. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (108 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (66 graduates), Business/Commerce, General (63 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($73,024), Finance and Financial Management Services ($71,696), Human Resources Management and Services ($65,293) | |||||
| 29 | Malone University · Canton, OH | $64,136 | $20,948 | $13,290 | 75.9% |
| Malone University reports an average net price of $13,290 for families earning under $30,000, and its Business graduates earn a median of $64,136 four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (51 graduates), Marketing (16 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (14 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($64,881) | |||||
| 30 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University · Mount Vernon, OH | $63,714 | $22,421 | $22,358 | 84.2% |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University admits 84% of applicants and graduates 68% of its students within six years. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (48 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (17 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (13 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($63,714) | |||||
| 31 | Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH | $63,443 | $12,767 | $9,328 | 84.5% |
| Youngstown State University carries the lowest average net price on the page at $12,767, and its Business graduates earn a median of $63,443 four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (79 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (65 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (57 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Human Resources Management and Services ($69,341), Accounting and Related Services ($67,992), Marketing ($66,058) | |||||
| 32 | Mount St. Joseph University · Cincinnati, OH | $63,257 | $16,530 | $11,689 | 59.1% |
| Mount St. Joseph University reports median earnings of $63,257 for its Business graduates four years after completing, and its six-year completion rate is 56%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (16 graduates), Marketing (10 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($63,257) | |||||
| 33 | Wilmington College · Wilmington, OH | $62,693 | $24,153 | $19,820 | 92.4% |
| Wilmington College admits 92% of applicants and lists an average net price of $24,153. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (76 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (11 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($64,377), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($62,449) | |||||
| 34 | Bluffton University · Bluffton, OH | $61,634 | $19,943 | $16,363 | 67.2% |
| Bluffton University reports an average net price of $16,363 for families earning under $30,000, and its Business graduates earn a median of $61,634 four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (26 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (15 graduates), Marketing (10 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Human Resources Management and Services ($76,243), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($57,308) | |||||
| 35 | Otterbein University · Westerville, OH | $60,918 | $19,237 | $12,458 | 84.5% |
| Otterbein University, a private nonprofit university in Westerville, ranks 35th on this list and shows a six-year completion rate of 68%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (26 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (17 graduates), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (14 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($70,328) | |||||
| 36 | Ohio Wesleyan University · Delaware, OH | $58,905 | $20,897 | $15,412 | 55.6% |
| Ohio Wesleyan University admits 56% of applicants and lists an average net price of $20,897. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (26 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (17 graduates), Business/Managerial Economics (5 graduates) | |||||
| 37 | Ohio Christian University · Circleville, OH | $58,293 | $20,607 | $22,113 | 38.0% |
| With median earnings of $58,293 for its Business graduates four years after completing, Ohio Christian University ranks 37th on this list. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (60 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (5 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($58,293) | |||||
| 38 | Muskingum University · New Concord, OH | $57,162 | $19,532 | $14,684 | 81.8% |
| Muskingum University admits 82% of applicants and posts an average net price of $19,532. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (36 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (19 graduates), Marketing (19 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($60,901), Marketing ($60,451) | |||||
| 39 | Hiram College · Hiram, OH | $57,139 | $21,058 | $16,550 | 93.5% |
| An average net price of $16,550 for families earning under $30,000 coincides with Hiram College's six-year completion rate of 55%. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (22 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (20 graduates), Marketing (10 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($58,941), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($55,501) | |||||
| 40 | Denison University · Granville, OH | $53,516 | $40,007 | $16,656 | 17.4% |
| Denison University graduates 79% within six years, admits 17% of applicants, and ranks 985th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: International Business (56 graduates) | |||||
| 41 | Shawnee State University · Portsmouth, OH | $51,669 | $14,381 | $12,310 | Not reported |
| Shawnee State University, a public university, reports median earnings of $51,669 for its Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (18 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (15 graduates), Marketing (9 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Accounting and Related Services ($56,034), Business Administration, Management and Operations ($48,031) | |||||
| 42 | Defiance College · Defiance, OH | $46,536 | $26,337 | $27,196 | 47.6% |
| Defiance College shows an average net price of $27,196 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business/Commerce, General (13 graduates) | |||||
| 43 | Central State University · Wilberforce, OH | $44,662 | $13,096 | $19,581 | 98.6% |
| Central State University admits 99% of applicants and reports median earnings of $44,662 for its Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business/Commerce, General (143 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business/Commerce, General ($44,662) | |||||
| 44 | Lourdes University · Sylvania, OH | $44,193 | $23,206 | $22,220 | 74.1% |
| Lourdes University graduates 32% within six years and shows an average net price of $23,206. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Business Administration, Management and Operations (26 graduates), Marketing (12 graduates), Accounting and Related Services (7 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Business Administration, Management and Operations ($50,958) | |||||
| 45 | Marietta College · Marietta, OH | $36,134 | $21,083 | $18,254 | 79.3% |
| Marietta College reports median earnings of $36,134 for its Business graduates two years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Marketing (23 graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (20 graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (10 graduates) | |||||
How this list is ordered
Schools are ordered by the median earnings of their Business graduates four years after completing, or two years for programs that report only a two-year figure, highest first. The figure reflects federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled after completing. For 1 of the 45 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The figures cited on this page cover the 32 schools with a reported completion median. Miami University-Oxford leads Ohio State University-Main Campus by $7,870, and the spread from top to bottom reaches $63,221.
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