by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 43,003 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States.
Across Ohio, there were 304 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 218 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 28 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. That schools that top this list have a program in elementary education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allegheny Wesleyan College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Salem, Ohio, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Allegheny Wesleyan College
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Lake Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Celina, Ohio, this small public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Elementary Education at Wright State University - Lake Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wittenberg University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio. Wittenberg University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Franciscan University of Steubenville. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio. Franciscan U is located in Steubenville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Franciscan University of Steubenville Elementary Education Report
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Gods Bible School and College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Gods Bible School and College Elementary Education Report
Ohio State University - Lima Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #6. Ohio State University - Lima Campus is a public institution located in Lima, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Ohio State University - Lima Campus
Hiram College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking. Hiram is located in Hiram, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Wright State University - Main Campus
The University of Findlay landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking. The University of Findlay is located in Findlay, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at The University of Findlay
With a ranking of #10, Ohio Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio list. Ohio Wesleyan University is a small school located in Delaware, Ohio that handed out 4 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio list. Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus is located in Mansfield, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus
Ohio State University - Marion Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #12. Ohio State University - Marion Campus is a small school located in Marion, Ohio that handed out 2 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Ohio State University - Marion Campus
Ohio State University - Newark Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Newark, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio State University - Newark Campus Elementary Education Report
Union Institute & University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #14. Union is a small school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 1 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Rio Grande landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking. University of Rio Grande is located in Rio Grande, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Rio Grande
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #16. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
With a ranking of #17, Franklin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio list. Franklin University is a medium-sized school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 2 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Franklin University
Ohio University - Eastern Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking. OHIO Eastern is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Full Ohio University - Eastern Campus Elementary Education Report
Ohio University - Zanesville Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus is located in Zanesville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Full Ohio University - Zanesville Campus Elementary Education Report
With a ranking of #18, Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio list. Located in Chillicothe, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at OHIO Chillicothe
University of Toledo came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Toledo
Ohio University - Southern Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking. Ohio University - Southern Campus is a small public school situated in Ironton, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Notre Dame College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #18. Notre Dame College is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Ashland University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking. Ashland, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #18. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Miami University - Oxford
Bluffton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #18. Bluffton University is a small school located in Bluffton, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in Ohio list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Elementary Education Report
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