2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Equine Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 701 people earned their degree in equine studies, making the major the 558th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 191 equine studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 68 equine studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality equine studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the equine studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree equine studies students.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Equine Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

The University of Montana - Western

Dillon, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$13,929 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana - Western landed the #1 spot on the list. Montana Western is a small school located in Dillon, Montana that handed out 11 associates’s equine studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Montana Western also took the #1 spot in our “Best Equine Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Montana - Western is $13,929 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Equine Studies students.

Read full report on Equine Studies at Montana Western

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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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