Ohio contains nineteen schools that offer child development programs. Franciscan University of Steubenville, the highest-ranking child development school in OH, has a total student population of 2,725 and is the 186th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 19 child development schools in Ohio, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Franciscan University of Steubenville comes out as the most expensive ($21,977/yr), with Jefferson Community College as the lowest recorded at only $2,111/yr.
Child Development students from Ohio schools who go on to become child development specialists, child psychologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 277,670 people working as child, family, and school social workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $43,540. Also, Preschool teachers make on average $27,450 per year and there are about 389,660 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Ohio alone, there are 18,120 employed preschool teachers earning an average yearly salary of $22,130. Child, family, and school social workers in this state earn $38,240/yr and there are 10,420 employed.
Also, within the child development schools in Ohio, the average student population is 1,976 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from child development, there are 8695 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,681 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,978, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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