2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 763 bachelor's degrees were awarded to liberal arts general studies students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.9% of all the liberal arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio
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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Xavier University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Ohio that are best for non-traditional liberal arts general studies students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Xavier also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Ohio list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at Xavier is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,392 students take at least one class online at Xavier. 1,248 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Ohio State University - Main Campus as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Ohio State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Ohio ranking.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. About 8,459 of the students at Ohio State are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kent State University at Kent. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Kent State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Ohio ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. 6,651 of Kent State students are attending part time.
Ohio University - Athens Campus comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, OHIO Athens has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Ohio ranking.
About 1.2% of OHIO Athens students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,926 students at OHIO Athens that take at least one class online. 7,245 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Bowling Green State University - Main Campus as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Ohio list.
About 2.2% of BGSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,353 students at BGSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,329 part time students in attendance at BGSU.
Youngstown State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown. Youngstown State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Ohio list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 4,479 students take at least one class online at Youngstown State University. There are roughly 2,974 part time students in attendance at Youngstown State University.
Ohio Christian University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Circleville, OCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. 898 of OCU students are attending part time.
Shawnee State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Shawnee State University is a small public school located in the fringe town of Portsmouth.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.8%. There are approximately 1,852 students at Shawnee State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 966 part time students in attendance at Shawnee State University.
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).
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In <nil>, 763 bachelor's degrees were awarded to liberal arts general studies students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.9% of all the liberal arts bachelor's degrees in the country.
