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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$14,559 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,931 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Ohio. With 11,432 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Ohio to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Liberal Arts General Studies

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Ohio. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $12,425 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ohio State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#2

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tiffin University is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tiffin University are $13,000 a year.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Tiffin University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Union Institute & University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Union graduate students pay an average of $16,211 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Union Institute & University Report

#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Toledo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Ohio. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.

University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $16,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9,711
Illinois 18,292
Indiana 3,815
Wisconsin 2,376

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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