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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 366,996 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 6,948 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 426 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Saint Andrews College landed the #1 spot on the list. New Saint Andrews College is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at New Saint Andrews College
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the #2 spot on the list. Montana State University - Billings is a public institution located in Billings, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Montana State University - Billings Liberal Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Adams State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Adams State University is located in Alamosa, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #4 spot on the list. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts at Colorado State University - Pueblo
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mesa University landed the #5 spot on the list. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 36 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Montana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 57 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 54 bachelors’s liberal 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%.
Montana Technological University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Butte, Montana, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Regis University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Idaho State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Northwest Nazarene University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Utah State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Colorado Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #14. CCU is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 1 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Montana ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The University of Montana - Western came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. The University of Montana - Western is a small school located in Dillon, Montana that handed out 0 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Liberal Arts at The University of Montana - Western
Fort Lewis College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. FLC is a public institution located in Durango, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Western Colorado University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Western Colorado University is located in Gunnison, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
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