2024 Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you pursue a associate degree in general education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #63 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for general education students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 103 associate degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general education students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general education students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Education Schools

The general education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general education.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in General Education

1

The University of Montana - Western
Dillon, MT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

The University of Montana - Western is a wonderful decision for students interested in an associate degree in general education. Montana Western is a small public university located in the town of Dillon.More information about a associate in general education from The University of Montana - Western

2

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in general education has to take a look at Weber State University. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general education from Weber State University

Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	238	28
Idaho	219	10
Wyoming	217	19
Montana	148	46

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Education

One of 0 majors within the General Education area of study, General Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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