by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 783 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,358 and $19,756 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 103 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general education.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree education students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate 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 38 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laramie County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Laramie County Community College is a small school located in Cheyenne, Wyoming that handed out 19 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. WSU is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, 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 Snow College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Snow College is a medium-sized school located in Ephraim, Utah that handed out 11 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and it awarded 10 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Little Big Horn College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Crow Agency, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Chief Dull Knife College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Lame Deer, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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Montana State University - Billings landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Billings, Montana, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Full Montana State University - Billings General Education Report
Miles Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Miles Community College is a small school located in Miles City, Montana that handed out 1 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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