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

General Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #55 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of general education. 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

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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.
• Student Debt - How much debt general education students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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

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 Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general education students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Education

1

The University of Montana - Western
Dillon, MT

38 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat The University of Montana - Western if you want to pursue an associate degree in general education. Montana Western is a small public university located in the remote town of Dillon.More information about a associate in general education from The University of Montana - Western

2

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

17 Annual Graduates

Weber State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in general education. Located in the 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 colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	147	28
Idaho	143	10
Wyoming	128	19
Montana	92	46

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General Education Related Rankings by Major

General Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Education Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	103

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	604
Teacher Education Subject Specific	31
Multilingual Education	4
Special Education	4
Teaching English or French	3

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO. More about our data sources and methodologies.