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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Utah

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$5,982 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked 3rd in Utah. In fact, 9,518 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for liberal arts 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. 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 Associate Degree Schools in Utah

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

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Liberal Arts General Studies

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Salt Lake Community College to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Utah. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $4,086 per year. Liberal Arts majors at Salt Lake Community College take out an average of $10,884 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Salt Lake Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Utah list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $6,228 per year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at WSU take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,329.

WSU also took the #2 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Utah rankings.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Utah. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UVU are $6,010 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from UVU carry an average student debtload of $13,041.

UVU also took the #1 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Utah rankings.

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#4

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the remote town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Snow College are $4,000 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Snow College carry an average student debtload of $6,846.

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#5

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

The excellent associate degree programs at Dixie State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Utah. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dixie State College are $5,862 per year. Liberal Arts majors at Dixie State College take out an average of $9,996 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Dixie State College also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Utah list, coming in at #4.

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#6

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

With a ranking of #6, Southern Utah University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.

Southern Utah University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,726 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Southern Utah University take out $10,955 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Utah State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

USU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $13,700.

USU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Utah list.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,414
Idaho 2,876
Montana 821
Wyoming 341

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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