by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.
General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 783 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 561 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general education.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Colorado University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Western Colorado University is located in Gunnison, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Southern Utah University is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar City, Utah. It awarded 146 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Taft University System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Taft Law School is a small school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 4 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified masters’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Saint Andrews College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. New Saint Andrews College is a small school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 1 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Colorado General Education Report
With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 74 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. UW is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Westminster College Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
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Fort Lewis College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Durango, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Idaho State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Idaho State University is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 27 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mesa University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s general education students in 2020-2021.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU Anschutz is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Montana State University - Billings ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Billings, Montana, and it awarded 2 masters’s general education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Regis University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
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