by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across Utah, there were 13,370 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,320 and $13,311 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts general studies.
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The liberal arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for utah liberal arts students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LDS Business College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah. LDS Business College is a small school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 298 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full LDS Business College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Utah University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 929 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Southern Utah University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #3 spot on the list. UVU is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 5,458 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dixie State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah list. This fairly large school is located in Saint George, Utah, and it awarded 1,103 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dixie State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #5 spot on the list. WSU is a large public school situated in Ogden, Utah. It awarded 1,614 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Salt Lake Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah ranking, coming in at #6. Salt Lake Community College is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 2,332 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Salt Lake Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Snow College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah ranking, coming in at #7. Snow College is a medium-sized public school situated in Ephraim, Utah. It awarded 320 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 1,038 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah ranking. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #10, University of Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah list. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 242 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Westminster College Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Utah ranking, coming in at #11. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 0 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Westminster College Salt Lake Liberal Arts General Studies Report
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