by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 366,996 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Wisconsin, there were 845 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 183 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 94 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Mary University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin list. Platteville, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin ranking. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school situated in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It awarded 9 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Viterbo University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin list. This small school is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 4 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Mequon, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
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Carroll University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin list. Carroll U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #10, Alverno College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin list. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Marian University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Wisconsin ranking. Marian University is located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
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