Best Colleges for Design and Applied Arts in Ohio | CampusGuide

16

Schools Ranked

$35,890

Avg. Program Earnings

60.3%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 16 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Median Earnings	Graduation Rate	School Type
1	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, Ohio	$45,794	87.7%	public
2	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, Ohio	$45,227	71.5%	public
3	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, Ohio	$43,798	81.8%	public
4	University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio	$41,937	81.5%	private-nonprofit
5	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, Ohio	$38,906	48.2%	public
6	Kent State University at Kent Kent, Ohio	$38,116	65.5%	public
7	Franklin University Columbus, Ohio	$37,748	30.3%	private-nonprofit
8	Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, Ohio	$36,941	54.7%	private-nonprofit
9	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, Ohio	$35,385	62.8%	public
10	Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio	$34,420	48.9%	public
11	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, Ohio	$33,993	66.4%	public
12	Herzing University-Akron Akron, Ohio	$32,925	21.2%	private-nonprofit
13	Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, Ohio	$32,569	63.6%	private-nonprofit
14	Cedarville University Cedarville, Ohio	$30,409	74.3%	private-nonprofit
15	Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, Ohio	$25,936	61.3%	private-nonprofit
16	Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio	$20,140	44.4%	private-nonprofit

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