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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$16,859 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,532 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You

Social Sciences is the #11 most popular major in Ohio with 575 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Ohio to see which programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences 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 Social Sciences Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools

$11,936 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 Social Sciences Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$13,061 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BGSU are $13,061 per year.

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$12,840 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great value for social sciences students. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $12,840 per year.

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$16,142 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

Miami University - Oxford undergraduate students pay an average of $16,142 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
$11,690 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland State University are $11,690 per year.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Akron Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Sciences at University of Akron Main Campus Report

$9,834 Average Tuition & Fees

Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wright State University - Main Campus are $9,834 a year.

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$11,777 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,777 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Kent State University at Kent ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

Kent State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH
$10,879 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Toledo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the city of Toledo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Toledo are $10,879 per year.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,111
Indiana 290
Wisconsin 518
Michigan 441

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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