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2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio

8 Colleges
763 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,110 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in OhioIn <nil>, 763 bachelor's degrees were awarded to liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 39,135 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.9% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts / sciences & humanities programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying liberal arts / sciences & humanities.

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts / sciences & humanities ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Xavier not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Ohio list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 2,392 students take at least one class online at Xavier. There are roughly 1,248 part time students in attendance at Xavier.

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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 large city of Columbus. Ohio State also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Ohio list, coming in at #3.

About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 of Ohio State students are attending part time.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Kent State University at Kent. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Kent State has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Ohio ranking.

The student loan default rate at Kent State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,625 students take at least one class online at Kent State. 6,651 of Kent State students are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio University - Athens Campus. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens. OHIO Athens also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Ohio list, coming in at #4.

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. There are roughly 7,245 part time students in attendance at OHIO Athens.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. Located in the 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 / Sciences & Humanities 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. About 4,329 of the students at BGSU are attending part time.

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Youngstown State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best liberal arts / sciences & humanities schools for non-traditional students. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown. Youngstown State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Ohio list.

About 1.4% of Youngstown State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,479 students take at least one class online at Youngstown State University. 2,974 students are part time.

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Ohio Christian University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Circleville, OCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 2.4% of OCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 898 of OCU students are attending part time.

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Shawnee State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Shawnee State University is a small public school located in the town of Portsmouth.

The student loan default rate at Shawnee State University is lower than is typical, just 3.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,852 students take at least one class online at Shawnee State University. 966 of Shawnee State University students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 604
Illinois 1,059
Indiana 1,439
Wisconsin 285

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