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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

9 Ranked Colleges
253 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Making $0-$30k” 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 Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

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 Making $0-$30k list. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 103 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

UW - Green Bay did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The yearly cost to attend UW - Green Bay is $11,337 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a medium-sized school located in Platteville, Wisconsin that handed out 3 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. It costs about $12,117 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

UW - Whitewater also took 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 $11,868 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k list. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

UW Oshkosh also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is $11,687 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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 Making $0-$30k. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school situated in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It awarded 25 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees 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 yearly cost to attend UW - Eau Claire is $11,528 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a public institution located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is $11,446 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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University of Wisconsin - Parkside ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k list. UW - Parkside is a small public school situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Parkside also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend UW - Parkside is $6,652 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Maranatha Baptist University

Watertown, Wisconsin

Maranatha Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Maranatha Baptist University is located in Watertown, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

MBU also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for MBU is $16,361 for Wisconsin Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9

Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Alverno College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 38 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Alverno not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. The estimated yearly cost for Alverno College is $12,483 for wisconsin bachelor’s degree liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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