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Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$11,835 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,803 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Social Sciences is the #170 most popular major in Ohio with 85 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Social Sciences

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Ohio. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Ohio State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ohio State also did well on our Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland State University are $11,690 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, social sciences graduates from Cleveland State University carry an average student debtload of $27,755.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.

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#4

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH

Out of the 5 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Shawnee State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Portsmouth, Shawnee State University is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Shawnee State University are $8,604 a year.

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#5

Denison University

Granville, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Denison University is a great value for general social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Denison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Granville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Denison are $57,500 per year.

Denison not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 230
Illinois 196
Indiana 8
Wisconsin 42

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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