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Ohio colleges that awarded Psychology credentials

62 colleges in Ohio reported conferring Psychology credentials to the federal IPEDS collection in 2023-24, and every one of them also awarded in the year before. 62 awarded a degree. That is a record of credentials already awarded, not confirmation that a program is currently admitting.

Colleges and what they awarded

Largest first by credentials conferred in 2023-24. That order measures the size of the graduating class and nothing else: it is not a ranking, and the largest entry is often a certificate provider rather than the strongest degree program. The credential is labelled on every row for exactly that reason.

Colleges in Ohio that conferred Psychology credentials in 2023-24, with the number awarded and whether any was a degree.
CollegeCredentials awardedHighest level
Kent State University at Kent358Degree
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus346Degree
Miami University-Oxford288Degree
Ohio University-Main Campus259Degree
Cleveland State University225Degree
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus149Degree
Case Western Reserve University111Degree
University of Dayton109Degree
Wright State University-Main Campus107Degree
Youngstown State University89Degree
Sinclair Community College88Degree
University of Akron Main Campus83Degree
Xavier University75Degree
Franklin University67Degree
Oberlin College57Degree
Cedarville University55Degree
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College51Degree
Franciscan University of Steubenville47Degree
Capital University45Degree
John Carroll University40Degree
Otterbein University36Degree
Kenyon College34Degree
Miami University-Hamilton34Degree
Ohio Wesleyan University32Degree
Owens Community College29Degree
Walsh University27Degree
Stark State College26Degree
Marietta College24Degree
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College23Degree
University of Mount Union22Degree
Shawnee State University21Degree
Wittenberg University20Degree
Tiffin University19Degree
Miami University-Middletown18Degree
Muskingum University18Degree
Ohio Christian University18Degree
Central State University15Degree
Mount Vernon Nazarene University15Degree
Heidelberg University14Degree
Hiram College14Degree
The University of Findlay14Degree
Ashland University13Degree
Ohio Northern University11Degree
Wilmington College11Degree
Wright State University-Lake Campus10Degree
Ohio Dominican University9Degree
Lake Erie College8Degree
Malone University8Degree
Mount St. Joseph University8Degree
University of Rio Grande8Degree
Lourdes University7Degree
Bluffton University6Degree
North Central State College5Degree
Wilberforce University4Degree
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus3Degree
Defiance College2Degree
Ohio University-Southern Campus2Degree
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus2Degree
Ursuline College2Degree
Antioch College1Degree

Showing the 60 largest of 62.

How much of this field is in Ohio

Credentials awarded
3,244
Share of U.S. total
2.2%
Colleges awarding it
62
Awarding a degree
62

Ohio colleges conferred 3,244 Psychology credentials in 2023-24, which is 2.2% of the 145,761 conferred across the 51 U.S. jurisdictions reporting any. Of the 62 colleges here, every one awarded a degree. These counts measure the size of graduating classes, not program quality, and not how many students are currently enrolled.

What level those credentials were

  • Associate7%229
  • Bachelor's88%2,846
  • Graduate5%169

Most Psychology credentials awarded in Ohio were bachelor's degrees. The mix here is close to the national pattern for this field. A certificate is a different credential from a degree, not a lesser one, and the level a program awards is set by the program rather than by the student.

We measured how much this varies nationwide, and for most fields the credential level is set by the field rather than the state: is your major a certificate or a degree?

How concentrated it is. The single college with the largest reported graduating class in this field accounted for 11% of Ohio’s Psychology credentials. Activity is spread across several institutions rather than sitting with one.

What these Ohio colleges cost

Median net price across the 59 of these 62 colleges that report it, by family income. Net price is what students receiving federal aid actually paid for the WHOLE college after grants and scholarships, so it is not the price of a Psychology program specifically, and not a quote for any family.

0-30k
$14,912
30-48k
$15,280
48-75k
$18,863
75-110k
$22,093
110k+
$23,761

By the kind of college

The figure above averages very different institutions together. Split by federal sector, for a family earning under $30,000:

Median net price for a family earning under $30,000, by kind of college, among Ohio colleges that reported awarding Psychologycredentials.
Kind of collegeCollegesMedian net price
Public four-year22$9,850
Private36$17,778

Sector is the federal classification (IPEDS ICLEVEL and CONTROL). Private covers both nonprofit and for-profit colleges, which CampusPin does not split here because the for-profit sample in a single state is usually too small to publish a median. Each row needs at least five colleges reporting net price, so a sector with fewer is left out rather than estimated.

A family earning under $30,000 paid a median of $14,912 at these colleges, against $23,761 for a family earning over $110,000. Individual colleges vary widely around these medians. See every Ohio college by income band.

What this evidence does and does not prove

This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.

How this list was built

From the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS completions collection, matched to each college on its exact federal program classification. A college appears only if it conferred credentials in both 2022-23 and 2023-24, which is what separates a running program from one that has already closed.

This page exists because its list of colleges is materially different from that of every closely related field in Ohio — the fields a reader could otherwise mistake it for, such as two engineering disciplines, or nursing and practical nursing. Where a related field resolves to the same colleges, the second page would be the first one with its title changed, and CampusPin does not publish it. Sharing colleges with an unrelated field is different, and not a reason to withhold the page: in most states the same colleges award business, psychology and biology alike, which says something about the colleges rather than about the fields. We measured exactly how often that happens, and published the result: does choosing a major narrow your college list?

What Psychology graduates go on to do

Occupations the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk associates with Psychology, ordered by projected annual openings. National figures: openings and pay do not vary by where you studied, and the crosswalk describes related fields rather than a required or guaranteed path.

Occupations associated with Psychology, with median annual wage, projected annual openings, and the education most entrants hold.
OccupationMedian payOpenings / yrMost entrants hold
Managers, All Other$136,550106,700Bachelor's degree
Social Science Research Assistants$58,0405,200Bachelor's degree
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$95,8304,800Doctoral or professional degree
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$80,3304,000Doctoral or professional degree
Psychologists, All Other$117,5803,900Master's degree
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists$109,840400Master's degree

Crosswalk: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. Pay and projections: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024 wages, Employment Projections). “Most entrants hold” is what BLS observes about people already in the occupation, not a legal requirement, an admission rule, or a guarantee of entry. Projected openings are a projection, not jobs promised.

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