2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Housing (Income $30-$48k) in Ohio

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 “Best Value Housing Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 911 people earned their degree in housing, making the major the 310th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, housing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,433 and had an average of $24,194 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 28 housing graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,300 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 housing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,281 and $26,151 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Housing Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in housing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality housing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the housing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Housing Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Housing Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Housing Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Housing Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Housing (Income $30-$48k) in Ohio

#1

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$15,803 Average Net Price

$35,954 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Housing Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 12 bachelors’s housing degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Housing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Akron Main Campus is $15,803 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree Housing students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Housing Report

#2

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$18,863 Average Net Price

$33,993 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Housing Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s housing students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Housing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. It costs about $18,863 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree Housing students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend OHIO Athens.

Read full report on Housing at Ohio University - Athens Campus

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Housing (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Housing (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Orygun.

Featured Construction Trades Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >