Higher Education in the State of Ohio

From the year 2000, the State of Ohio has increased in the percent of the population that is over the age of 25 with a BA or Higher. This population cohort has grown by 2.4 percent to a total of 23.4 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the national percent of 27.2.

In the State of Ohio as reported in the 2005 American Community Survey, 23.8 percent of the White Alone, 14 percent of Black or African American, 61.6 percent of the Asian alone and 16.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 1.6 percent. By 2005, 24.6 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 22.2 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Ohio is made up of a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 23.4 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The State of Ohio is reported having a lower percent of population with a BA or Higher percent than the US proportion of 27.2 percent.

According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of Ohio range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 41 percent in Delaware County to a low of 6 percent in Vinton County.

The ten most highly-educated counties in Ohio
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher

1. Delaware County (41 percent)
2. Franklin County (31.8 percent)
3. Geauga County (31.8 percent)
4. Greene County (31 percent)
5. Hamilton County (29.2 percent)
6. Warren County (28.4 percent)
7. Wood County (26.2 percent)
8. Athens County (25.8 percent)
9. Cuyahoga County (25.2 percent)
10. Summit County (25.2 percent)


Reported by the 2005 American Community Survey in the State of Ohio, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 36 percent achieving this level. The female population in the Ohio have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 24.6 percent (Men) versus 22.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma category, with 37.2 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.