If you pursue a degree in liberal arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #2 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Liberal Arts Schools in Wisconsin ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 891 degrees in liberal arts annually.
Your choice of liberal arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for liberal arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts Schools in Wisconsin list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the liberal studies degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in liberal arts has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 30th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 127 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at UW - Green Bay in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in liberal arts. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #400 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Whitewater is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Alverno College if you wish to pursue a degree in liberal arts. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 18 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Alverno in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in liberal arts needs to check out Madison Area Technical College. Madison College is a large public college located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #223 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Madison College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 408 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent year we have data available.
UW Oshkosh is a large public university located in the city of Oshkosh. This university ranks 34th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 25 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at UW Oshkosh in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #465 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MATC is a great college overall.
There were about 145 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at MATC in the most recent data year.
Located in the rural area of Rhinelander, Nicolet Area Technical College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 45th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 52 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Nicolet Area Technical College in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of liberal arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for liberal arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
