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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

32 Ranked Colleges
1,346 Degrees Awarded
$31,249 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,767 and $16,047 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,346 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 32 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts / sciences and humanities program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Rexburg, Idaho, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 422 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students 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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Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the #3 spot on the list. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

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Adams State University
Alamosa, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adams State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 37 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Colorado State University - Pueblo Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Northwest Nazarene University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Northwest Nazarene University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.

Full Colorado College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Lewis - Clark State College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewis - Clark State College is located in Lewiston, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

With a ranking of #9, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.

Full ISU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah

Southern Utah University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Cedar City, Utah, this fairly large public school awarded 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 51 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, Colorado

With a ranking of #12, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

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United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, Colorado

United States Air Force Academy ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USAF Academy, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

Full United States Air Force Academy Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Full MSU Bozeman Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #15. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 100 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Utah State University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Wyoming is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 35 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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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Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #18. Weber State University is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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%.

Full WSU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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With a ranking of #19, Montana Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Technological University is a small school located in Butte, Montana that handed out 3 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Montana Tech Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Utah Valley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #20. UVU is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 74 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at UVU

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Regis University
Denver, Colorado

With a ranking of #21, Regis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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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Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Montana State University - Northern did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #23. Montana State University - Northern is a public institution located in Havre, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Montana State University - Northern Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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University of Providence
Great Falls, Montana

University of Providence landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Great Falls, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full CU - Boulder Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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