2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Ohio

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 11,811 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,912 and $20,242 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The liberal arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio”.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio master’s degree liberal arts students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Ohio

#1

Tiffin University

Tiffin, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$13,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,673 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tiffin University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tiffin, Ohio. It awarded 35 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Tiffin University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tiffin University are $13,000.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Tiffin University

#2

Union Institute & University

Cincinnati, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$16,868 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,500 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Union Institute & University landed the #2 spot on the list. Union Institute & University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Union did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Union Institute & University are $16,868.

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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