2027 Best Best Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Best is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools to find the best for best students.
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Best Schools for Best in the Great Lakes Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the best degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Best
Ohio State University Main Campus tops our 2027 ranking of the best best schools. This very large public university is located in the city of Columbus. The six-year graduation rate is 88%. There were roughly 22 best students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State University Main Campus in the most recent data year. Best graduates of Ohio State University Main Campus earn a median of $58,088 early in their careers. Ohio State University Main Campus graduates carry a median of $22,053 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
