If you plan on majoring in general education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #41 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the 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.
The education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Education Schools in Montana list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Montana State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in general education. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,217 schools 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 year we have data available. General Education degree recipients from Montana State University earn a boost of approximately $4,538 over the average earnings of general education graduates.
It is difficult to beat The University of Montana - Western if you wish to pursue a degree in general education. Montana Western is a small public university located in the remote town of Dillon. This university ranks 2nd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Montana.
There were roughly 38 general education students who graduated with this degree at Montana Western in the most recent year we have data available.
Montana State University - Billings is a good option for students interested in a degree in general education. Located in the midsize 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 year we have data available.
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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The education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
