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General Studies programs in Ohio

56 colleges in Ohio offer General Studies, from certificate (1 to 2 years) to certificate (12 weeks to 1 year). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from Owens Community College, Ohio State University-Newark Campus, and Stark State College.

Updated · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard

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Colleges

Sorted by graduates in General Studies. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.

  • Owens Community College

    Perrysburg, OH · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $10,369
    Graduation rate
    35%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,275
  • Ohio State University-Newark Campus

    Newark, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $14,767
    Graduation rate
    29%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $60,409
  • Stark State College

    North Canton, OH · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $5,986
    Graduation rate
    23%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $34,661
  • University of Cincinnati-Clermont College

    Batavia, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $13,803
    Graduation rate
    24%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $54,810
  • Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus

    Mansfield, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $16,197
    Graduation rate
    15%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $60,409
  • Youngstown State University

    Youngstown, OH · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $12,767
    Graduation rate
    50%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,544
  • Ohio State University-Marion Campus

    Marion, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $11,488
    Graduation rate
    27%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $60,409
  • Marion Technical College

    Marion, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $7,417
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,495
  • Kent State University at Kent

    Kent, OH · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $20,787
    Graduation rate
    64%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,388
  • University of Toledo

    Toledo, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $17,249
    Graduation rate
    57%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $50,632
  • Ohio State University-Lima Campus

    Lima, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $12,940
    Graduation rate
    23%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $60,409
  • Hocking College

    Nelsonville, OH · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $13,704
    Graduation rate
    37%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,791
  • Ashland University

    Ashland, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Certificate (under 12 weeks) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $21,988
    Graduation rate
    61%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $52,928
  • Miami University-Hamilton

    Hamilton, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $11,286
    Graduation rate
    25%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $55,076
  • Sinclair Community College

    Dayton, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,992
    Graduation rate
    41%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,558
  • Ohio Christian University

    Circleville, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $20,607
    Graduation rate
    34%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,813
  • University of Rio Grande

    Rio Grande, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $23,686
    Graduation rate
    36%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,478
  • Miami University-Middletown

    Middletown, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $10,809
    Graduation rate
    32%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $55,076
  • Franciscan University of Steubenville

    Steubenville, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $23,589
    Graduation rate
    75%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $50,030
  • Mount Vernon Nazarene University

    Mount Vernon, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $22,421
    Graduation rate
    68%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $49,555
  • Gods Bible School and College

    Cincinnati, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $9,329
    Graduation rate
    40%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,722
  • Shawnee State University

    Portsmouth, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $14,381
    Graduation rate
    48%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,596
  • James A. Rhodes State College

    Lima, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $8,757
    Graduation rate
    47%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,855
  • The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences

    Cincinnati, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $18,378
    Graduation rate
    56%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $68,303
  • Washington State College of Ohio

    Marietta, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $7,714
    Graduation rate
    32%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,988
  • University of Mount Union

    Alliance, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $23,280
    Graduation rate
    59%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $53,217
  • Belmont College

    St Clairsville, OH · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $6,995
    Graduation rate
    43%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $35,329
  • Defiance College

    Defiance, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $26,337
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $49,351
  • University of Dayton

    Dayton, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $29,533
    Graduation rate
    80%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $75,537
  • Terra State Community College

    Fremont, OH · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $17,345
    Graduation rate
    39%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,612
  • Allegheny Wesleyan College

    Salem, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $5,355
    Graduation rate
    46%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,453
  • Eastern Gateway Community College

    Steubenville, OH · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
  • Malone University

    Canton, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $20,948
    Graduation rate
    45%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $48,909
  • The University of Findlay

    Findlay, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $27,221
    Graduation rate
    58%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $56,996
  • University of Northwestern Ohio

    Lima, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $21,807
    Graduation rate
    54%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $50,968
  • Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $41,190
    Graduation rate
    87%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $87,989
  • Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

    Cincinnati, OH · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $4,968
    Graduation rate
    16%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $40,137
  • Kent State University at Ashtabula

    Ashtabula, OH · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $12,205
    Graduation rate
    25%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,388
  • Kent State University at East Liverpool

    East Liverpool, OH · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $13,392
    Graduation rate
    26%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,388
  • Kent State University at Geauga

    Burton, OH · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $12,044
    Graduation rate
    20%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,388
  • Kent State University at Salem

    Salem, OH · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $13,799
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,388
  • Kent State University at Stark

    North Canton, OH · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $10,897
    Graduation rate
    37%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,388
  • Kent State University at Trumbull

    Warren, OH · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $11,135
    Graduation rate
    32%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,388
  • Kent State University at Tuscarawas

    New Philadelphia, OH · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $12,542
    Graduation rate
    38%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,388
  • Lorain County Community College

    Elyria, OH · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $3,967
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,837
  • Marietta College

    Marietta, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $21,083
    Graduation rate
    61%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $57,180
  • Miami University-Oxford

    Oxford, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $28,384
    Graduation rate
    80%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $55,076
  • Mount St. Joseph University

    Cincinnati, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate
    Average net price
    $16,530
    Graduation rate
    56%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $51,509
  • North Central State College

    Mansfield, OH · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $4,687
    Graduation rate
    36%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,158
  • Ohio Dominican University

    Columbus, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $20,079
    Graduation rate
    41%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $51,748
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus

    Columbus, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $17,339
    Graduation rate
    88%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $60,409
  • Tiffin University

    Tiffin, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $26,500
    Graduation rate
    40%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $35,942
  • University of Akron Main Campus

    Akron, OH · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $13,946
    Graduation rate
    52%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $46,600
  • Wilmington College

    Wilmington, OH · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $24,153
    Graduation rate
    47%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $48,491
  • Wright State University-Lake Campus

    Celina, OH · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $11,081
    Graduation rate
    41%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $49,500
  • Wright State University-Main Campus

    Dayton, OH · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $15,415
    Graduation rate
    42%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $49,500

Program 24.0102, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).