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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Studies in Ohio

23 Colleges in Ohio

316 Bachelor's Degrees

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in general studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #29 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 23 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general studies. Combined, these schools handed out 316 bachelor's degrees in general studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in general studies matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Studies in Ohio ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of general studies students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general studies.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Studies in Ohio

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general studies.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for General Studies Students Working on Their Bachelor's

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

139 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In OH

Kent State University at Kent is a popular decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in general studies. Kent State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Kent. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general studies in Ohio.

There were about 139 general studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.

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Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH

115 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In OH

Youngstown State University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general studies. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general studies in Ohio.

There were about 115 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ohio Christian University
Circleville, OH

20 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general studies has to check out Ohio Christian University. OCU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Circleville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general studies in Ohio.

There were approximately 20 general studies individuals who graduated with this degree at OCU in the most recent data year.

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University of Dayton
Dayton, OH

16 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In OH

University of Dayton is a popular option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general studies. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Dayton. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general studies in Ohio.

There were roughly 16 general studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Toledo
Toledo, OH

13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were about 13 general studies individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Toledo in the most recent year we have data available.

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Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Shawnee State University is a small public university located in the town of Portsmouth. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general studies in Ohio.

There were about 5 general studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Shawnee State University in the most recent data year.

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Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In OH

Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Tiffin. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general studies in Ohio.

There were roughly 3 general studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Tiffin University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Defiance College
Defiance, OH

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the town of Defiance, Defiance College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

There were roughly 3 general studies students who graduated with this degree at Defiance College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Marietta College
Marietta, OH

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the fringe town of Marietta, Marietta is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 2 general studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Marietta in the most recent data year.

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Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH

OWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Delaware. More information about a bachelor’s in general studies from Ohio Wesleyan University

Best General Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	615	275
Illinois	541	403
Indiana	532	106
Wisconsin	421	33

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One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, General Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Individualized Studies	330
Liberal Arts	321
Humanities	27

Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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.

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