Best Travel Agent programs in Ohio, ranked by enrollment
Plan and sell transportation and accommodations for customers. Determine destination, modes of transportation, travel dates, costs, and accommodations required. May also describe, plan, and arrange itineraries and sell tour packages.
11 schools in Ohio run programs that feed this job, graduating 148 people a year. The job pays a median of $46,000 in Ohio across about 1,140 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Ohio that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
1 programs in Ohio that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Ohio (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Ohio page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.1804In Ohio → | 148 | 100.0% | 11 | $50,281 | $24,250 |
Top 11 schools in Ohio
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 2 of the 11 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 48 | Selling Skills and Sales Operations | — | 80% | — | 75% |
| 2 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 29 | Selling Skills and Sales Operations | $57,169 | 64% | — | 86% |
| 3 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 19 | Selling Skills and Sales Operations | — | 51% | — | 91% |
| 4 | Miami University - Hamilton Hamilton, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Selling Skills and Sales Operations | — | 25% | — | — |
| 5 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Selling Skills and Sales Operations | $49,605 | 52% | — | 60% |
| 6 | Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Selling Skills and Sales Operations | — | 35% | — | — |
| 7 | Miami University - Middletown Middletown, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Selling Skills and Sales Operations | — | 32% | — | — |
| 8 | Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Selling Skills and Sales Operations | — | 28% | — | — |
| 9 | Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Selling Skills and Sales Operations | — | 31% | — | — |
| 10 | Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Selling Skills and Sales Operations | — | 41% | — | — |
| 11 | Walsh University North Canton, OH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Selling Skills and Sales Operations | — | 58% | $18,964 | 71% |
All 11 schools in Ohio
Every school in Ohio with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami University - Oxford | Oxford | Public | 48 | 1 |
| Kent State University at Kent | Kent | Public | 29 | 1 |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland | Public | 19 | 1 |
| Miami University - Hamilton | Hamilton | Public | 12 | 1 |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Akron | Public | 12 | 1 |
| Owens Community College | Perrysburg | Public | 9 | 1 |
| Miami University - Middletown | Middletown | Public | 7 | 1 |
| Columbus State Community College | Columbus | Public | 4 | 1 |
| Lorain County Community College | Elyria | Public | 3 | 1 |
| Sinclair Community College | Dayton | Public | 3 | 1 |
| Walsh University | North Canton | Private not-for-profit | 2 | 1 |
What travel agents earn in Ohio
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $50,160. Ohio pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Ohio
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Travel Agents page.
How to become a Travel Agent
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Ohio
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 2 majors mapped to Travel Agents2 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 52.1804Selling Skills and Sales Operations
- 52.1905Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations
Common questions
Answers for people weighing travel agents programs in Ohio.
What degree do you need to become a Travel Agent?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Selling Skills and Sales Operations, which awarded 148 degrees in Ohio in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Travel Agent?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are General Sales. Together they graduate about 148 people a year in Ohio.
How much do travel agents earn in Ohio?+
The median is $46,000 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 8.3% below the U.S. median of $50,160. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for travel agents growing?+
BLS projects a +2.2% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 7,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Ohio?+
11 institutions in Ohio reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do travel agents work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Travel Agent, Travel Counselor, Travel Consultant, Destination Specialist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 41-3041.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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