2021 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Ohio
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Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <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
Xavier University has taken the #1 spot in this year's liberal arts / sciences & humanities ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-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%. There are approximately 2,392 students at Xavier that take at least one class online. 1,248 of Xavier students are attending part time.
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 city of Columbus. Ohio State also made our Best Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Ohio list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 students are part time.
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 fairly 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 students are part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio University - Athens Campus. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the 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. 7,245 students are part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a 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. Approximately 4,353 students take at least one class online at BGSU. About 4,329 of the students at BGSU are attending part time.
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 fairly 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.
The student loan default rate at Youngstown State University is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,479 students take at least one class online at Youngstown State University. 2,974 of Youngstown State University students are attending part time.
Ohio Christian University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Circleville, OCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. 898 students are part time.
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. There are approximately 1,852 students at Shawnee State University that take at least one class online. 966 students are part time.
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 the rest 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).
In <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.
