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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 865 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado College landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Colorado College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colorado College is $8,812 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree General Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is $12,503 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#3

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Boise State is $13,146 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree General Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about General Education at Boise State University

#4

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 2 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Westminster College Salt Lake, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Westminster College Salt Lake is $17,747 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree General Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about General Education at Westminster College Utah

#5

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 2 bachelors’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

CCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CCU is $23,632 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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