2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Utah to see which bachelor's degree 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.
Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts General Studies
Our analysis found Utah Valley University to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Utah. Located in the small 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. Liberal Arts majors at UVU take out an average of $27,939 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
UVU also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list, coming in at #4.
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Out of the 5 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,228 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Liberal Arts majors at WSU take out an average of $23,315 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Utah. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BYU are $6,120 a year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at BYU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $9,246.
BYU also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list, coming in at #2.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Utah. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USU are $8,960 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts majors at USU accumulate an average of around $23,870 in student debt.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USU is ranked #5 for overall quality for liberal arts in Utah.
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Out of the 5 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Utah University are $6,726 a year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Southern Utah University take out $20,711 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Request InformationBest Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools 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 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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.