2025 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Utah
6Colleges in Utah
13,975Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Awarded
$31,562Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #3 in popularity, liberal arts / sciences & humanities is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for liberal arts / sciences & humanities students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 13,975 degrees in liberal arts / sciences & humanities to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School
Your choice of liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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 / sciences & humanities schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Utah ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in Utah
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 arts / sciences & humanities degree levels they offer.
Top Utah Schools in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
Any student pursuing a degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities needs to take a look at Utah State University. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #503 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 874 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program make an average of $30,098 in their early career salary.
Weber State University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. WSU is a very large public university located in the city of Ogden. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were about 1580 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available. Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities degree recipients from Weber State University earn a boost of approximately $4,075 over the average earnings of liberal arts / sciences & humanities majors.
Any student pursuing a degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities needs to look into Utah Valley University. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 5015 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, liberal arts / sciences & humanities degree recipients usually make around $31,329 at the beginning of their careers.
Salt Lake Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #443 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Salt Lake Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 2095 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program at Salt Lake Community College get $4,242 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Southern Utah University is a large public university located in the town of Cedar City. This university ranks 9th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 2308 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program report average early career earnings of $29,423.
Located in the midsize city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 1414 liberal arts / sciences & humanities students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the liberal arts / sciences & humanities program make around $26,493 for their early career.
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 / sciences & humanities 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 / sciences & humanities schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
