2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida
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 the most popular one in Florida. In total, 64,444 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Florida.
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The Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of South Florida - Main Campus the best value school in Florida for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $6,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from USF Tampa carry an average student debtload of $30,477.
USF Tampa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCF are $6,368 per year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at UCF take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,267.
UCF also claimed a spot on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 12 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florida State are $6,517 a year. Liberal Arts majors at Florida State take out an average of $21,394 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Florida State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
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Out of the 12 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the # 4 spot on the list. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
FAU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,879 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Liberal Arts majors at FAU take out an average of $20,792 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIU are $6,565 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from FIU carry an average student debtload of $26,012.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, FIU also did well on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, New College of Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Sarasota, New College is a public school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New College are $6,916 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts majors at New College accumulate an average of around $16,132 in student debt.
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Saint Leo University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.
St. Leo University undergraduate students pay an average of $26,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at St. Leo University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,701.
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Bethune - Cookman University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Bethune - Cookman University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.
Bethune - Cookman University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,794 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Bethune - Cookman University take out $32,478 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $183.
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With a ranking of #9, Ave Maria University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Ave Maria, AMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AMU are $24,610 per year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at AMU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,495.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U Miami are $54,760 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from U Miami carry an average student debtload of $31,098.
U Miami also claimed a spot on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 7,724 |
| Virginia | 9,302 |
| North Carolina | 18,234 |
| Tennessee | 10,186 |
| Kentucky | 6,493 |
| South Carolina | 4,243 |
| Louisiana | 2,864 |
| Arkansas | 5,205 |
| Alabama | 5,890 |
| Mississippi | 5,696 |
| West Virginia | 3,558 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 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.