2024 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Idaho

Liberal Arts General Studies is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Idaho to determine which ones were the best for liberal arts general studies students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,302 associate degrees in liberal arts general studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Liberal Arts General Studies School for Your Associate Degree

The liberal arts associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality liberal arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on liberal arts general studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts general studies students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for liberal arts general studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts general studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Liberal Arts General Studies in Idaho

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for liberal arts general studies students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Idaho Schools for an Associate in Liberal Arts

1

Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID

1,176 Annual Graduates

$19,434 Median Starting Salary

$7,846 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in liberal arts general studies has to look into Brigham Young University - Idaho. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the liberal arts program earn an average of $19,434 in their early career salary.

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2

North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, ID

296 Annual Graduates

$23,501 Median Starting Salary

$9,125 Median Student Debt

North Idaho College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. NIC is a small public college located in the small city of Coeur d'Alene.

Students who graduate with their associate from the liberal arts program report average early career earnings of $23,501.

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3

Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

152 Annual Graduates

$22,963 Median Starting Salary

$16,608 Median Student Debt

Idaho State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. ISU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pocatello.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the liberal arts program make around $22,963 in the first couple years of working.

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4

College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, ID

236 Annual Graduates

$21,532 Median Starting Salary

$8,603 Median Student Debt

College of Southern Idaho is a wonderful choice for students pursuing an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the liberal arts program report average early career wages of $21,532.

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5

Lewis - Clark State College
Lewiston, ID

69 Annual Graduates

$21,098 Median Starting Salary

$17,500 Median Student Debt

Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the liberal arts program make around $21,098 in their early career salary.

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6

College of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID

145 Annual Graduates

$27,706 Median Starting Salary

$14,166 Median Student Debt

CWI is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Nampa.

Liberal Arts General Studies associate degree recipients from College of Western Idaho get an earnings boost of about $4,020 above the typical income of liberal arts general studies majors.

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7

Boise State University
Boise, ID

123 Annual Graduates

$29,568 Median Starting Salary

$15,894 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Associate recipients from the liberal arts general studies major at Boise State University get $5,882 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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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
Utah	147	8,949
Wyoming	128	306
Colorado	102	6,067
Montana	92	707

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Rankings in Majors Related to Liberal Arts

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 Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Studies	1,624
Liberal Arts	678

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.