2024 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in Montana

a master's degree in liberal arts general studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #69 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Montana to determine which ones were the best for liberal arts general studies students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3 master's degrees in liberal arts general studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to liberal arts general studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other liberal arts general studies students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt liberal arts general studies students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts general studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts General Studies Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in Montana list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Liberal Arts General Studies in Montana

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts general studies.

Top Montana Schools for a Master's in Liberal Arts

1

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

3 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Montana State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in liberal arts general studies from Montana State University

2

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in liberal arts general studies has to check out The University of Montana. UM is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Missoula.More information about a master’s in liberal arts general studies from The University of Montana

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	185	56
Utah	164	8

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Liberal Arts General Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities area of study, Liberal Arts General Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Liberal Arts Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.