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

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin” ranking.

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” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts general studies programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 103 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Green Bay, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is $14,395 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students.

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#2

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school situated in Platteville, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Platteville, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville is $15,718 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 37 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Oshkosh did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. It costs about $15,463 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin list. Whitewater, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 26 students 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. It costs about $15,249 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts 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. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Eau Claire, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Eau Claire is $16,020 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students.

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#6

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin list. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The yearly cost to attend UW - Stevens Point is $14,465 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal arts students.

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University of Wisconsin - Parkside came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

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 per year to attend UW - Parkside.

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#8

Maranatha Baptist University

Watertown, Wisconsin

Maranatha Baptist University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin ranking. Maranatha Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Watertown, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The yearly cost to attend MBU is $18,736 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students.

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#9

Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Alverno College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin list. Alverno is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Alverno also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $15,491 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend Alverno.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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