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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
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144 matching colleges · Showing 97–120
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Ohio 144 matching
View state rankingStrong ROI
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
Cincinnati, OH
Net price / year$19,622Payback2.2 years
Weak ROI
Ohio Technical College
Cleveland, OH
Net price / year$34,972Payback1554.3 years
Solid ROI
Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, OH
Net price / year$16,164Payback7.6 years
Strong ROI
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Net price / year$28,785Payback4.4 years
Weak ROI
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma
Parma, OH
Net price / year$12,849PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Ohio State University-Lima Campus
Lima, OH
Net price / year$12,940Payback4.3 years
Weak ROI
Belmont College
St Clairsville, OH
Net price / year$6,995PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Stautzenberger College-Maumee
Maumee, OH
Net price / year$21,756PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Net price / year$23,374PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Bluffton University
Bluffton, OH
Net price / year$19,943Payback67.2 years
Strong ROI
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville, OH
Net price / year$5,746Payback2.7 years
Strong ROI
Kettering College
Kettering, OH
Net price / year$21,650Payback4.5 years
Weak ROI
Fortis College-Centerville
Centerville, OH
Net price / year$29,162PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lourdes University
Sylvania, OH
Net price / year$23,206PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH
Net price / year$29,208PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, OH
Net price / year$10,420Payback1.6 years
Weak ROI
Fortis College-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Net price / year$29,614PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Defiance College
Defiance, OH
Net price / year$26,337Payback106.3 years
Strong ROI
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
Wooster, OH
Net price / year$17,809Payback3 years
Weak ROI
University of Akron Wayne College
Orrville, OH
Net price / year$6,032PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Collins Career Technical Center
Chesapeake, OH
Net price / year$9,468PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati
West Chester, OH
Net price / year$24,430PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton, OH
Net price / year$5,993Payback2.8 years
Weak ROI
Ohio State College of Barber Styling
Columbus, OH
Net price / year$14,696PaybackNot available