by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 129,869 general studies students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country.
Across Montana, there were 588 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 584 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,073 and $20,221 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for montana associate degree general studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chief Dull Knife College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana. Chief Dull Knife College is a public institution located in Lame Deer, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Dawson Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Glendive, Montana, and it awarded 51 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Flathead Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana. This small school is located in Kalispell, Montana, and it awarded 147 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miles Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana. Miles Community College is a small school located in Miles City, Montana that handed out 41 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Helena College University of Montana. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana. Helena College University of Montana 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.
Fort Peck Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #6. Fort Peck Community College is a small public school situated in Poplar, Montana. It awarded 16 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Studies at Fort Peck Community College
The University of Montana - Western ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana list. Located in Dillon, Montana, this small public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
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Montana State University - Billings did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #8. Montana State University - Billings is located in Billings, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Montana State University - Billings General Studies Report
The University of Montana landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana ranking. This fairly large school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 105 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Montana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #10. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 62 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Salish Kootenai College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana ranking. Salish Kootenai College is a small school located in Pablo, Montana that handed out 1 associates’s general studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Rocky Mountain College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana ranking. Rocky Mountain College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Billings, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Blackfeet Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Studies Major in Montana ranking. Located in Browning, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s general studies students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Studies at Blackfeet Community College
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