by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.
Across Ohio, there were 5,091 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,532 and $25,628 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 455 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social sciences.
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The social sciences 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Notre Dame College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 8 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school situated in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. It awarded 12 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 60 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Tiffin University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tiffin, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Youngstown State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio ranking. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Dayton, Ohio that handed out 22 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #9. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #10. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 16 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 15 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, 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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Xavier University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio ranking. Xavier University is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 5 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Case Western Reserve University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 9 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #16, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 11 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Otterbein University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. Otterbein is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Westerville, Ohio. It awarded 34 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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