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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Geography Major in Ohio” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geography is the 159th most popular major in the country with 4,954 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Ohio, there were 172 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 103 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,341 and $26,852 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in geography. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in geography.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio bachelor’s degree geography students.

Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Ohio

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Wesleyan University landed the #1 spot on the list. OWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Delaware, Ohio. It awarded 3 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio ranking. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 18 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

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Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.

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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

With a ranking of #8, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio list. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio ranking. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

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Ohio University - Lancaster Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio ranking. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #10, Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio list. OHIO Southern is a small public school situated in Ironton, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

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Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Chillicothe, Ohio, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.

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Ohio University - Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, Ohio

Ohio University - Eastern Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio list. Located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #10, Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Ohio list. Located in Zanesville, Ohio, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Geography at Ohio University - Zanesville Campus

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