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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma

10 Ranked Colleges
1,294 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Oklahoma

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. 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 Oklahoma, there were 3,491 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,781 and $15,687 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,294 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 336 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oklahoma bachelor’s degree liberal arts students list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. It costs about $21,145 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree liberal arts students per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 265 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. It costs about $14,648 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree liberal arts students per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Liberal Arts General Studies Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 207 students in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCO is $16,562 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree liberal arts students.

Full UCO Liberal Arts General Studies Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma list. This medium-sized school is located in Durant, Oklahoma, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. The yearly cost to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students.

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#5

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #5 spot on the list. NSU is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 89 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oklahoma bachelor’s degree liberal arts students list, NSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. It costs about $9,994 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend NSU.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Northeastern State University

Northwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma ranking. This small school is located in Alva, Oklahoma, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oklahoma bachelor’s degree liberal arts students list, NWOSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NWOSU is $9,791 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree liberal arts students.

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#7

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

East Central University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. The yearly cost to attend ECU is $10,334 for oklahoma bachelor’s degree liberal arts students.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at ECU

With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma list. Oklahoma Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 27 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

OC also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $21,347 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend Oklahoma Christian University.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Oklahoma Christian University

#9

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

OCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list. It costs about $22,306 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend Oklahoma City University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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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#10

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

Oklahoma Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oklahoma ranking. Bartlesville, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OKWU or OWU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. It costs about $25,246 for Oklahoma Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students per year to attend Oklahoma Wesleyan University.

The 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 Oklahoma Wesleyan University Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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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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