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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Wisconsin (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
253 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid

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 Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 2,224 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,806 and $18,125 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 253 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Wisconsin (With Aid)

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 Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid list. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 103 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Green Bay also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,395 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students with aid per year to attend UW - Green Bay.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid. UW Oshkosh is a public institution located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Whitewater, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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 arts students with aid.

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#4

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school situated in Platteville, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal arts students with aid list, UW - Platteville has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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 Arts students with aid.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Eau Claire not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is $16,020 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal arts students with aid.

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University of Wisconsin - Parkside came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid ranking. UW - Parkside is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

UW - Parkside not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. It costs about $11,327 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal arts students with aid per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Parkside.

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#7

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stevens Point, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. It costs about $14,465 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students with aid per year to attend UW - Stevens Point.

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#8

Maranatha Baptist University

Watertown, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #8, Maranatha Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Watertown, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MBU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Maranatha Baptist University is $18,736 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students with aid.

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#9

Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Alverno College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid ranking. Alverno College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 38 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal arts students with aid list, Alverno has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. It costs about $15,491 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal arts students with aid per year to attend Alverno.

The impressive 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.

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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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