2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Liberal Arts General Studies
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 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. 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Utah. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.
UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,010 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UVU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list.
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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 remote town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Snow College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dixie State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a fairly 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 fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSU are $6,228 a year.
WSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list.
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Southern Utah University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Utah list. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.
Southern Utah University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,726 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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 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.