2025 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Social Sciences is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #3 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 21 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,839 bachelor's degrees in social sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Social Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of social sciences for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on social sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other social sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for social sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for social sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Social Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Social Sciences in Ohio

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in social sciences.

10 Top Ohio Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Sciences

1

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,040 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Ohio State University - Main Campus

2

Miami University - Oxford
Oxford, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

349 Annual Graduates

Miami University - Oxford is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Miami University - Oxford

3

Denison University
Granville, OH

128 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in social sciences needs to check out Denison University. Located in the suburb of Granville, Denison is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Denison University

4

Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH

68 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Xavier University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Xavier University

5

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

167 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Case Western Reserve University

6

Kenyon College
Gambier, OH

132 Annual Graduates

Kenyon is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Gambier.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Kenyon College

7

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

217 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

8

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

175 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Ohio University - Athens Campus

9

Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH

146 Annual Graduates

Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Oberlin.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Oberlin College

10

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

157 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Kent State University at Kent

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	35	3,733
Illinois	34	4,755
Indiana	33	2,544
Wisconsin	31	2,986

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	1,260
Economics	936
Sociology	454
International Relations & National Security	264
Anthropology	256
General Social Sciences	167
Geography & Cartography	94
Urban Studies	41
Archeology	19
Sociology & Anthropology	16

Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Journalism	3,037
English Language & Literature	1,151
History	734
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	711
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	685
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	643
Philosophy & Religious Studies	361
Theology & Religious Vocations	292
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	242

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.