by our College Data Analytics Team
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 an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Idaho” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 354,866 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.
Across Idaho, there were 826 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 774 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,813 and $13,584 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Idaho” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Idaho” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho associate degree liberal studies students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Eastern Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, this small public school handed out 128 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Idaho list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized school located in Twin Falls, Idaho that handed out 300 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, New Saint Andrews College landed the #3 spot on the list. New Saint Andrews College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 7 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Idaho list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 77 associates’s liberal studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the #5 spot on the list. CWI is a public institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 138 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Boise State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Idaho ranking. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 123 associates’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Northwest Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Studies Major in Idaho list. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal studies degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
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