2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Rocky Mountains Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. It is ranked #28 out of 37 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of liberal arts / sciences and humanities. Combined, these schools handed out 29 master's degrees in liberal arts / sciences and humanities to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for liberal arts / sciences and humanities, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.

Most Well Attended Schools for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Students Working on Their Master's

1

Adams State University
Alamosa, CO

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#2 Best Quality In CO

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities has to take a look at Adams State University. Adams State is a small public university located in the town of Alamosa. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in liberal arts / sciences and humanities in Colorado.

There were about 12 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who graduated with this degree at Adams State in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Utah is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. U of U is a very large public university located in the city of Salt Lake City.

There were approximately 8 liberal arts / sciences and humanities individuals who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Denver
Denver, CO

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

University of Denver is a popular choice for students pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in liberal arts / sciences and humanities in Colorado.

There were about 6 liberal arts / sciences and humanities individuals who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.

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4

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities needs to check out University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a very large student population.

There were about 3 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Utah State University
Logan, UT

#2 Most Popular In UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities from Utah State University

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the most popular liberal arts / sciences and humanities colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	30	45
Utah	30	6
Montana	26	1

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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies	29

Majors Similar to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts	521
English Language & Literature	298
Theology & Religious Vocations	178
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	133
Philosophy & Religious Studies	49

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803). More about our data sources and methodologies.