2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 365,980 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 5,691 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Montana State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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