2023 Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts in Colorado
24
Ranked Colleges
3,738
Degrees Awarded
$27,800
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 366,996 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across Colorado, there were 3,738 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 24 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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Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado
The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado liberal studies students.
Top 24 Most Focused Colleges for Liberal Arts in Colorado
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arapahoe Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado. Located in Littleton, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 178 degrees to qualified ’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aims Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 385 diplomas to qualified ’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Aurora. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado list. Community College of Aurora is located in Aurora, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 212 ’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Denver. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 270 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Northwestern Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Rangely, Colorado, this small public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified ’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
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Colorado Mountain College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 238 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Adams State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #7. Adams State is a public institution located in Alamosa, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 150 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Otero Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado list. Otero JC is a small school located in La Junta, Colorado that handed out 62 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pikes Peak Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #9. PPCC is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 496 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Front Range Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado list. This fairly large school is located in Westminster, Colorado, and it awarded 838 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lamar Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #11. Lamar, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal studies degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
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Northeastern Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #12. NJC is a public institution located in Sterling, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 77 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Trinidad State Junior College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado ranking. Trinidad State Junior College is a small school located in Trinidad, Colorado that handed out 82 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Red Rocks Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado list. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 216 degrees to qualified ’s liberal studies students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Morgan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado list. Morgan Community College is a small school located in Fort Morgan, Colorado that handed out 34 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Pueblo Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado list. Pueblo Community College is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 162 ’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
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Colorado Mesa University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mesa is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 87 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Colorado State University - Pueblo ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
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Colorado Christian University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Christian University is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 ’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #20, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 98 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Regis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #21. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 13 ’s liberal studies degrees 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%.
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University of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 0 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Fort Lewis College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado list. This small school is located in Durango, Colorado, and it awarded 0 ’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Western Colorado University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Colorado ranking. Western Colorado University is a public institution located in Gunnison, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.