by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across Ohio, there were 706 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,190 and $24,847 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 “Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. To top this list, a school must have a successful general education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, John Carroll University landed the #2 spot on the list. John Carroll University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in University Heights, Ohio. It awarded 40 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s list. Wilmington, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Miami University - Oxford
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Denison University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s. Denison is a small school located in Granville, Ohio that handed out 18 bachelors’s education 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. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Heidelberg University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking. Heidelberg University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tiffin, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio Dominican University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s list. ODU is a small school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 6 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on General Education at Ohio Dominican University
Mount St. Joseph University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s education degrees 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%.
Hiram College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Hiram College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hiram, Ohio. It awarded 4 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Marietta College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Marietta, Ohio, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s 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.
University of Rio Grande ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s list. University of Rio Grande is located in Rio Grande, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
Otterbein University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s list. Otterbein is located in Westerville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Findlay did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Findlay is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Findlay, Ohio. It awarded 2 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Read full report on General Education at The University of Findlay
With a ranking of #14, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s list. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 1 bachelors’s 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Education at Case Western Reserve University
Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Main Campus General Education Report
Wittenberg University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wittenberg is a small school located in Springfield, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio Northern University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Ada, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. OWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Delaware, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Malone University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking. Malone University is a small school located in Canton, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Youngstown State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Ohio for a Bachelor’s ranking. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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