by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Education is the 31st most popular major in the country with 29,389 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 811 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 81 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,137 and $16,077 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree general education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chief Dull Knife College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Chief Dull Knife College is a public institution located in Lame Deer, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Little Big Horn College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Little Big Horn College is a small school located in Crow Agency, Montana that handed out 0 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana - Western. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. The University of Montana - Western is located in Dillon, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 associates’s general education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Montana - Western General Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Laramie County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s general education students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miles Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Miles Community College is a public institution located in Miles City, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #6, Snow College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ephraim, Utah is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general education degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, North Idaho College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. North Idaho College is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 14 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at North Idaho College
Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. WSU is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Montana State University - Billings did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Education Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. Montana State University - Billings is a small school located in Billings, Montana that handed out 5 associates’s general education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Montana State University - Billings
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