2025 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Montana

If you pursue a associate degree in liberal arts general studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Montana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 604 associate degrees in liberal arts general studies during the 2022-2023 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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 Montana list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in liberal arts general studies.

Top Montana Schools for an Associate in Liberal Arts

1

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

106 Annual Graduates

$30,794 Median Starting Salary

The University of Montana is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the liberal arts program report average early career wages of $30,794.

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2

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

63 Annual Graduates

$33,040 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Montana State University if you want to pursue an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the city of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Liberal Arts General Studies associate degree recipients from Montana State University get an earnings boost of around $2,873 above the typical earnings of liberal arts general studies majors.

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3

Dawson Community College
Glendive, MT

66 Annual Graduates

$25,631 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in liberal arts general studies has to look into Dawson Community College. Located in the town of Glendive, DCC is a public college with a small student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the liberal arts program make an average of $25,631 for their early career.

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4

Miles Community College
Miles City, MT

32 Annual Graduates

Miles Community College is a great choice for students pursuing an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. Miles Community College is a fairly small public college located in the town of Miles City.More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from Miles Community College

5

Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell, MT

115 Annual Graduates

$30,079 Median Starting Salary

Flathead Valley Community College is a small public college located in the town of Kalispell.

Students who graduate with their associate from the liberal arts program state that they receive average early career earnings of $30,079.

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6

Helena College University of Montana
Helena, MT

42 Annual Graduates

$31,290 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Helena, Helena College is a public university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the liberal arts program state that they receive average early career earnings of $31,290.

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7

Montana State University - Billings
Billings, MT

20 Annual Graduates

Montana State University - Billings is a small public university located in the city of Billings.More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from Montana State University - Billings

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
Idaho	143	2,296
Wyoming	128	306
Colorado	102	6,067

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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	510
Individualized Studies	87
Liberal Arts	7

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.