General Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Montana to determine which ones were the best for general education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 51 degrees in general education to qualified students.
Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Education Schools in Montana list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Montana State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general education. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 general education students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat The University of Montana - Western if you want to pursue a degree in general education. Montana Western is a small public university located in the town of Dillon. This university ranks 2nd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Montana.
There were approximately 38 general education students who graduated with this degree at Montana Western in the most recent data year.
Montana State University - Billings is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general education. Located in the city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Montana.
There were approximately 3 general education students who graduated with this degree at Montana State University - Billings in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
