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 Health Science Major in Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 35,945 people earned their degree in health sciences and services, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,887 and had an average of $24,736 in loans still to pay off.
Across Ohio, there were 337 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,888 and $33,416 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 299 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in health sciences and services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health sciences and services.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio bachelor’s degree health science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Muskingum University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio list. Muskingum is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Concord, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercy College of Ohio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Mercy College of Ohio Health Sciences & Services Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Heidelberg University landed the #3 spot on the list. Heidelburg College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tiffin, Ohio. It awarded 19 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Otterbein University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio. Otterbein is a small school located in Westerville, Ohio that handed out 37 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marietta College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio. Marietta College is a small school located in Marietta, Ohio that handed out 9 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio list. University of Dayton is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s health science 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 91%.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio ranking. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
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Mount St. Joseph University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Antioch University - Midwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Yellow Springs, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio ranking. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health science degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 2 bachelors’s health science 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #12, Ohio Dominican University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio list. ODU is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s health science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #12. Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus is a small public school situated in Chillicothe, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ohio University - Lancaster Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio ranking. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Lancaster Campus Health Sciences & Services Report
With a ranking of #12, Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio list. Ohio University - Eastern Campus is a small public school situated in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #12. Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences is a small school located in Canton, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Ohio University - Southern Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio ranking. Ohio University - Southern Campus is a small school located in Ironton, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Southern Campus Health Sciences & Services Report
Ohio University - Zanesville Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Zanesville, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
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