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2023 Best General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

18 Colleges
$43,358 Avg Salary
$19,756 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education School for You

General Education is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,189 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Education Schools

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general education students. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

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#2

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The excellent programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great place for general education students. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Boise State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #9 on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

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Western Colorado University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general education programs. Located in the town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 324
Utah 159
Idaho 40
Montana 5
Wyoming 68

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 KOKUYO.

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