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2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$20,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

General Social Sciences is the 51st most popular major in the country with 19,742 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across Ohio, there were 71 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,281 and $26,151 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences 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 general social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Ohio (With Aid)

#1

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University also made our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Cleveland State University is $17,278 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid.

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#2

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shawnee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Shawnee State University is a small public school situated in Portsmouth, Ohio. It awarded 14 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Shawnee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. The yearly cost to attend Shawnee State University is $16,320 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid.

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#4

Hiram College

Hiram, Ohio
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Hiram College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Hiram, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid list, Hiram has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hiram College is $21,294 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid.

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#5

Denison University

Granville, Ohio
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Denison University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Granville, Ohio, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Denison also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Denison is $28,614 for Ohio Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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.

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