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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$17,109 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

With 62 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the #87 most popular major in Ohio.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Ohio to see which 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 Schools in Ohio

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

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts General Studies

$11,936 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the best value school in Ohio for liberal arts general studies students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ohio State are $11,936 a year.

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

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#2

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH
$28,480 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Tiffin University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tiffin University are $28,480 per year.

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$17,141 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Union Institute & University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in Ohio. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Union are $17,141 a year.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Union Institute & University Report

#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH
$10,879 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Ohio list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

University of Toledo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,879 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Toledo Report

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 13
Illinois 290
Indiana 19
Wisconsin 4

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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