by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 25,322 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,767 and $16,047 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 18,331 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 61 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts general studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree liberal arts 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 Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Chief Dull Knife College is a small school located in Lame Deer, Montana that handed out 7 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Chief Dull Knife College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dawson Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DCC is a small public school situated in Glendive, Montana. It awarded 51 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flathead Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Kalispell, Montana, and it awarded 147 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Aurora. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CCA is a medium-sized school located in Aurora, Colorado that handed out 389 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arapahoe Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Littleton, Colorado, and it awarded 303 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Community College of Denver landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CCD is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 484 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Denver Liberal Arts General Studies Report
With a ranking of #7, LDS Business College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. LDS Business College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 298 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Full LDS Business College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Miles Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Miles Community College is a public institution located in Miles City, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pikes Peak Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 1,141 students in 2020-2021.
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Helena College University of Montana landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Helena College University of Montana is a small public school situated in Helena, Montana. It awarded 67 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Lamar Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lamar Community College is a small public school situated in Lamar, Colorado. It awarded 75 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Colorado Northwestern Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Rangely, Colorado, and it awarded 60 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado Northwestern Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
With a ranking of #13, Aims Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Aims Community College is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 435 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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College of Eastern Idaho ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and it awarded 98 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northeastern Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #15. Sterling, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 159 students in 2020-2021.
Southern Utah University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #16. Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 726 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Southern Utah University
With a ranking of #17, Great Falls College Montana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Great Falls, Montana, and it awarded 81 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dixie State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #18. Saint George, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 677 students in 2020-2021.
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Fort Peck Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #19. Fort Peck Community College is a small school located in Poplar, Montana that handed out 16 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fort Peck Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Utah Valley University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 3,197 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Otero Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in La Junta, Colorado, this small public school handed out 101 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #22. Weber State University is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,549 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Mountain College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized school located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado that handed out 346 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado Mountain College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Adams State University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 222 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Adams State University
Salt Lake Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 1,291 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Salt Lake Community College
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