by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 18,762 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States.
Across Ohio, there were 85 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio bachelor’s degree general social sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shawnee State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Ohio. Shawnee State University is a small school located in Portsmouth, Ohio that handed out 10 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hiram College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Ohio. This small school is located in Hiram, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Denison University landed the #3 spot on the list. Granville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. Franklin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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University of Rio Grande ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. University of Rio Grande is a small school located in Rio Grande, Ohio that handed out 1 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Ohio ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 13 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
University of Akron Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 2 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus General Social Sciences Report
Bluffton University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. Bluffton is a small school located in Bluffton, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Youngstown State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Youngstown State University General Social Sciences Report
Wilmington College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Ohio ranking. Wilmington College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmington, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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