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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Utah

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$5,982 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,320 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Utah to see which 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.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Utah

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

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts General Studies

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT
$4,086 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Salt Lake Community College to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a 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.

Salt Lake Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,086 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Salt Lake Community College accumulate an average of around $7,689 in student debt.

Salt Lake Community College also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Utah list, coming in at #4.

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$6,228 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. 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. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from WSU carry an average student debtload of $17,867.

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$6,010 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,010 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $17,058 in student debt.

UVU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Utah list.

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#4

Snow College

Ephraim, UT
$4,000 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Utah list. Located in the remote town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Snow College are $4,000 per year. While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Snow College accumulate an average of around $7,000 in student debt.

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#5

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT
$5,862 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Dixie State College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,862 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Dixie State College take out is $8,250.

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$6,120 Average Tuition & Fees

Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Utah ranking. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Utah list.

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#7

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT
$6,726 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Utah University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Utah ranking. 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. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Southern Utah University carry an average student debtload of $13,375.

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$8,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. USU is a fairly 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. On average, liberal arts graduates from USU take out $16,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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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