Marshall University is 10.1 miles from Miller
No college sits inside Miller’s boundary, but Marshall University’s campus in Huntington, with 9,462 students on campus, is 10.1 miles from the center of town, and Ohio University-Southern Campus is 19.5 miles away in Ironton. About 4% of Miller’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Miller. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Miller
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Miller
Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Miller.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Miller’s median household income ($79,063) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Ohio University-Southern Campus (6).
Questions about college near Miller
Is Miller a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Miller residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Marshall University, is 10.1 miles away in Huntington.
What colleges are near Miller?
Within 15 miles: Marshall University (10.1 miles, 9,462 students on campus) and Mountwest Community and Technical College (12.7 miles, 1,288).
What is the closest community college to Miller, and what does it cost?
Ohio University-Southern Campus in Ironton, 19.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,362 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $5,993, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Ohio University-Southern Campus cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $6,362 a year in-state and $9,444 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $4,649 (under $30,000 income) to $8,753 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Miller. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →