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. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across Montana, there were 842 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,448 and $18,996 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful liberal arts general studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana”.
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Flathead Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kalispell, Montana, and it awarded 147 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 126 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 The University of Montana. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana. UM is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 120 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Falls College Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Great Falls College Montana State University is a public institution located in Great Falls, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 99 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University - Billings. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana. Montana State University - Billings is located in Billings, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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Helena College University of Montana landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana ranking. This small school is located in Helena, Montana, and it awarded 67 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Montana - Western ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana list. Montana Western is a small public school situated in Dillon, Montana. It awarded 57 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dawson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Glendive, Montana, this small public school awarded 51 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Miles Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana ranking. Located in Miles City, Montana, this small public school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Montana State University - Northern landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana ranking. Havre, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Fort Peck Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana list. This small school is located in Poplar, Montana, and it awarded 16 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Chief Dull Knife College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana list. Chief Dull Knife College is a public institution located in Lame Deer, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Little Big Horn College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana list. Little Big Horn College is located in Crow Agency, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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Montana Technological University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana ranking. Located in Butte, Montana, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Stone Child College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Box Elder, Montana, and it awarded 3 ’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Blackfeet Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #16. Browning, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s liberal arts degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
University of Providence came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana ranking. Located in Great Falls, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified ’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Rocky Mountain College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana ranking. Rocky Mountain College is located in Billings, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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Salish Kootenai College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana ranking. Salish Kootenai College is located in Pablo, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Aaniiih Nakoda College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Montana ranking, coming in at #20. Aaniiih Nakoda College is located in Harlem, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
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