2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School for You
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #30 most popular major in the country with 2,680 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools
Our analysis found Western Illinois University to be the best value school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WIU are $13,297 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tiffin University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Tiffin University undergraduate students pay an average of $28,480 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DePaul are $42,012 a year.
Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Central are $42,206 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Springfield is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIS are $18,857 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USI are $21,812 a year.
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Indiana University - South Bend ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school located in the midsize city of South Bend.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indiana University - South Bend are $20,934 per year.
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Indiana University - Southeast ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public college with a small student population.
Indiana University - Southeast undergraduate students pay an average of $20,934 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Union Institute & University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Union are $17,141 per year.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $21,475 per year.
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Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State
Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 290 |
| Indiana | 19 |
| Ohio | 62 |
| Wisconsin | 4 |
| Michigan | 13 |
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Related Majors for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 2,680 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Visual & Performing Arts | 18,379 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 17,287 |
| English Language & Literature | 9,566 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 4,163 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 3,136 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 17 schools 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).
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