by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for liberal arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 426 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of liberal arts for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality liberal studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for liberal arts students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.
Montana State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Montana State University
Utah State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. USU is a very large public university located in the city of Logan.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Utah State University
It is difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Adams State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Adams State University
Regis University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Regis U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Regis University
Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Weber State University
Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Grand Junction.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Colorado Mesa University
Located in the suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Northwest Nazarene University
Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Idaho State University
Located in the midsize city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Colorado State University - Pueblo
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One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, Liberal Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Studies | 823 |
| Humanities | 75 |
| Individualized Studies | 22 |
