2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies students earned 6,264 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Minnesota 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts General Studies
Our analysis found Metropolitan State University to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Metro State are $9,394 per year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Metro State take out $34,139 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Morris is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMN Morris is a small public school located in the town of Morris.
UMN Morris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 8,280 |
| Kansas | 6,339 |
| Iowa | 5,966 |
| Nebraska | 1,612 |
| North Dakota | 953 |
| South Dakota | 222 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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.