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Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. 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 / sciences and humanities 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.

BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities 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 / sciences and humanities schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year.

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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 / sciences and humanities schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $16,644 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $15,659 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Montana State University - Billings did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montana State University - Billings are $19,352 a year.

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Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Adams State is a small public school located in the town of Alamosa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Adams State are $17,933 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $31,470 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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Utah State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year.

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Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

With a ranking of #10, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

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

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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