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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. 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 Idaho, there were 4,271 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,475 and $17,978 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,302 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,761 and $18,399 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho” ranking, we looked at 10 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Eastern Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho list. CEI is a small public school situated in Idaho Falls, Idaho. It awarded 98 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho. NIC is a public institution located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 296 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. College of Southern Idaho is located in Twin Falls, Idaho and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 236 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Saint Andrews College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho. This small school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 6 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho list. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 1,176 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lewis - Clark State College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho list. Lewis - Clark State College is located in Lewiston, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 69 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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College of Western Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 145 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Idaho State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho ranking. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 152 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Boise State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho ranking. Boise State is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 123 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Northwest Nazarene University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho ranking. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
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