by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 538,925 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $28,316 and had an average of $15,943 in loans still to pay off.
Across Idaho, there were 4,348 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,475 and $14,511 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts general studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, New Saint Andrews College landed the #1 spot on the list. New Saint Andrews College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Eastern Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho. Idaho Falls, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 128 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 1,432 ’s liberal arts 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Idaho College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho. This small school is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and it awarded 765 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized school located in Twin Falls, Idaho that handed out 310 ’s liberal arts 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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Lewis - Clark State College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho ranking. Located in Lewiston, Idaho, this small public school handed out 97 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Idaho State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho ranking. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 248 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
College of Western Idaho landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho ranking. College of Western Idaho is a medium-sized school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 1,163 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Northwest Nazarene University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho list. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Boise State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho ranking. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 123 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 Boise State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report
University of Idaho came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in Idaho ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 27 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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