by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 129,869 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general studies is the 5th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 16,695 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 11,467 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 46 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general studies. That schools that top this list have a program in general studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree general studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chief Dull Knife College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Chief Dull Knife College is located in Lame Deer, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dawson Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This small school is located in Glendive, Montana, and it awarded 51 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Flathead Valley Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Flathead Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Kalispell, Montana. It awarded 147 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LDS Business College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 298 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miles Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Miles City, Montana, this small public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Helena College University of Montana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Helena College is located in Helena, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
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Southern Utah University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Southern Utah University is a fairly large school located in Cedar City, Utah that handed out 726 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Dixie State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school situated in Saint George, Utah. It awarded 677 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Fort Peck Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Fort Peck Community College is a small public school situated in Poplar, Montana. It awarded 16 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Weber State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 1,549 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Salt Lake Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Salt Lake Community College is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,290 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Idaho College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. NIC is a public institution located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 296 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Snow College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Snow College is a medium-sized public school situated in Ephraim, Utah. It awarded 273 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #14. Northwest College is a small public school situated in Powell, Wyoming. It awarded 55 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Montana - Western came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana Western is a public institution located in Dillon, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 57 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Utah Valley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school handed out 1,991 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 1,176 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Pikes Peak Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pikes Peak Community College is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 505 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
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Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #19. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 938 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Casper College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Casper College is a small public school situated in Casper, Wyoming. It awarded 96 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Sheridan, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.
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Arapahoe Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Littleton, Colorado, and it awarded 68 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lamar Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. LCC is a small school located in Lamar, Colorado that handed out 21 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Community College of Aurora came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Aurora, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
Western Wyoming Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Rock Springs, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general studies degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
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