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

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

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular 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 78 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Liberal Arts General Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the liberal arts programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found Utah Valley University to be the most popular school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at UVU accumulate an average of around $17,058 in student debt.

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#2

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Liberal Arts majors at Salt Lake Community College take out an average of $7,689 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great place for liberal arts general studies students. 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 Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular 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.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $9,111 in student debt.

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#5

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Front Range Community College is a great place for liberal arts general studies students. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from FRCC carry an average student debt load of $15,226.

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#6

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. PPCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Colorado Springs.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at PPCC take out is $10,631.

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#7

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Dixie State College take out is $8,250.

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Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Liberal Arts majors at USU take out an average of $16,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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College of Western Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. CWI is a large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

On average, liberal arts graduates from CWI take out $11,850 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a large student population.

Liberal Arts majors at Southern Utah University take out an average of $13,375 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#11

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

North Idaho College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #11 on the list. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at NIC accumulate an average of around $10,829 in student debt.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Community College of Denver Denver, CO
13 Aims Community College Greeley, CO
14 Red Rocks Community College Lakewood, CO
15 Community College of Aurora Aurora, CO

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 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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