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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$24,539 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,881 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is the most popular major in the United States with 25,322 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the liberal arts bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU - I are $4,416 per year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at BYU - I take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,062.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from BYU carry an average student debtload of $9,246.

In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year. On average, liberal arts graduates from UVU take out $27,939 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year. On average, liberal arts graduates from WSU take out $23,315 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Pueblo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $15,659 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts majors at Colorado State University - Pueblo accumulate an average of around $26,019 in student debt.

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Montana State University - Billings came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Billings.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana State University - Billings are $19,352 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts majors at Montana State University - Billings accumulate an average of around $34,066 in student debt.

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#7

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts general studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Alamosa, Adams State is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Adams State are $17,933 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts majors at Adams State accumulate an average of around $22,757 in student debt.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year. Liberal Arts majors at Colorado State take out an average of $26,390 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $444, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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Utah State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $23,435 per year. Liberal Arts majors at USU take out an average of $23,870 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $22,322 per year.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts general studies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6,414
Utah 9,518
Idaho 2,876
Montana 821
Wyoming 341

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • 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).

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