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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$5,485 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,818 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Utah to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah

Check out the liberal arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years 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 undergraduate certificate in Utah. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college 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. Liberal Arts majors at Salt Lake Community College take out an average of $10,599 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Salt Lake Community College also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Salt Lake Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $6,010 per year.

UVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Utah Valley University Report

#3

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the 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.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Snow College

#4

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Dixie 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. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dixie State College are $5,862 per year.

Dixie State College also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list, coming in at #5.

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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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSU are $6,228 a year.

WSU also took the #4 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah rankings.

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#6

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts general studies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Utah University are $6,726 per year.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Southern Utah University Report

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 6 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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