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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio” ranking.
General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Ohio, there were 706 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 218 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio. Wilmington College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmington, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Heidelberg University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio list. Heidelberg University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tiffin, Ohio. It awarded 16 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, John Carroll University landed the #3 spot on the list. John Carroll University is a small school located in University Heights, Ohio that handed out 40 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Denison University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio list. Denison University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Granville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Hiram College landed the #5 spot on the list. Hiram is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hiram, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio Dominican University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio ranking. Ohio Dominican University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Marietta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Marietta, Ohio, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Mount St. Joseph University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Kent State University at Kent came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio ranking. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 63 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Rio Grande did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #10. University of Rio Grande is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rio Grande, Ohio. It awarded 2 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #12, Otterbein University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio list. Westerville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general education degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Findlay ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio list. Findlay is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Findlay, Ohio. It awarded 2 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Case Western Reserve University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio list. Case Western is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 1 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Ohio Northern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #15. Ohio Northern University is located in Ada, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Wittenberg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio list. Wittenberg is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ohio Wesleyan University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio ranking. OWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Delaware, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Malone University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio list. Malone is located in Canton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #15, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in Ohio list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school situated in Youngstown, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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