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2023 Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

21 Colleges
$26,767 Avg Salary
$16,047 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for liberal arts majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the most popular online school in the Rocky Mountains Region for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Liberal Arts majors at UVU take out an average of $17,058 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

Liberal Arts majors at BYU - I take out an average of $9,111 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent online programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $17,867 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CWI is a large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from CWI carry an average student debtload of $11,850.

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#5

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dixie State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Dixie State College carry an average student debtload of $8,250.

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#6

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Arapahoe Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. Arapahoe Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Littleton.

On average, liberal arts graduates from Arapahoe Community College take out $14,850 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

On average, liberal arts graduates from College of Southern Idaho take out $10,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Flathead Valley Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Kalispell, Flathead Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

On average, liberal arts graduates from Flathead Valley Community College take out $12,982 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #9, Great Falls College Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Great Falls College Montana State University is a small public school located in the small city of Great Falls.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Colorado State accumulate an average of around $24,857 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $444, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Explore the most popular online liberal arts general studies colleges 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

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 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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