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Best Business Programs Near Cincinnati for 2027

10 business schools near Cincinnati, from the metro and just beyond it, plus where they place in our statewide rankings for 8 fields. Every list is scored on graduation rate, cost, selectivity, and graduate earnings from federal IPEDS, College Scorecard, and BLS data.

Metro ranking
1
Programs analyzed
86
Schools ranked
10
Fields covered
8
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Business Programs in Cincinnati, in Brief

Cincinnati has too few business schools with a complete record for a list of its own, so the Cincinnati ranking compares 10 schools: four in the metro and the nearest beyond it, one row per school. Private schools make up most of the top ten; three are public, including Miami University-Oxford at #1.

Beyond the two metro lists, 4 Cincinnati-area schools appear in our statewide rankings for eight fields.

Of the business programs in Cincinnati, the largest school is University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, with 45,026 students. Miami University-Oxford graduates the highest share of its students, 80%. The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences is the most selective, admitting 59% of applicants. Online options: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus and The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Rankings Near Cincinnati

Rankings by Field Near Cincinnati

Statewide ranks, Cincinnati-area schools only.

Schools in the Most Cincinnati Rankings

By number of lists, then best rank.

  1. University of Cincinnati-Main Campus In 7 rankings · #1 in Bachelor's in Healthcare Administration, Ohio
  2. Miami University-Oxford In 5 rankings · #1 in Business schools
  3. Xavier University In 5 rankings · #3 in Bachelor's in Entrepreneurship, Ohio
  4. The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences In 2 rankings · #3 in Bachelor's in Healthcare Administration, Ohio
  5. University of Dayton #2 in Business schools

Other Fields, Ranked Nationally

Business Programs in Cincinnati: Your Questions, Answered

What is the best business school in Cincinnati?

Miami University-Oxford ranks #1 on our Cincinnati business-school ranking with a 91.1 Program Score, ahead of University of Dayton at 90.5. Scores weigh graduation rate, cost, selectivity and graduate earnings.

How many business schools are in the Cincinnati area?

86 accredited business programs in the Cincinnati metro, as the Census Bureau defines it, report to federal data, and four of its schools have the complete record we rank on, so the Cincinnati list adds the nearest schools outside the metro to make 10.

Which Cincinnati business school costs the least?

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus has the lowest in-state undergraduate tuition on the Cincinnati list, $11,685 a year before aid, and ranks #4.

Can you study business online in Cincinnati?

Yes. Three of the ten ranked Cincinnati-area and nearby schools offer the program online, including University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and Kettering College.

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