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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Wisconsin

7 Ranked Colleges
222 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in Wisconsin

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 365,980 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across Wisconsin, there were 806 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 222 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The liberal studies 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 “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin”.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin list. UW - Green Bay is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 97 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

UW - Green Bay did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is $14,395 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.

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#2

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Platteville, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Platteville is $15,718 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin. This fairly large school is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal studies students list, UW Oshkosh has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is $15,463 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

UW - Whitewater also took the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is $15,249 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #5 spot on the list. UW - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

UW - Eau Claire not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is $16,020 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.

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#6

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#6 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. It costs about $14,465 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students per year to attend UW - Stevens Point.

Full UW - Stevens Point Liberal Arts Report

#7

Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#7 in overall quality

Alverno College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin ranking. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alverno, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Alverno College is $15,491 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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