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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$13,119 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,025 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 21 degrees and certificates were awarded to liberal arts general studies students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #123 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Virginia ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the liberal arts programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Liberal Arts General Studies School

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GMU are $13,119 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, GMU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Virginia list.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 51
Georgia 20
North Carolina 111
Tennessee 221
Kentucky 12
Louisiana 21
Alabama 40
South Carolina 13
Mississippi 8
Arkansas 24
West Virginia 26

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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