by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Education draws students to programs nationwide. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most general education students each year.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in general education at each of the 35 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that offer the program.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for general education majors in the Rocky Mountains Region, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Southern Utah University tops our list of the most popular general education schools. Set in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public institution. Southern Utah University graduated around 125 general education students in the most recent data year. See more about general education at Southern Utah University
A rank of #2 makes University Of Colorado Denver one of the most popular schools for general education. Located in the city of Denver, University Of Colorado Denver is a public university. This school awarded about 76 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for University Of Colorado Denver
University Of Wyoming ranks #3 for general education by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Laramie, University Of Wyoming is a public institution. This school awarded about 73 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for University Of Wyoming
A rank of #4 makes The University Of Montana Western one of the most popular schools for general education. Located in the town of Dillon, The University Of Montana Western is a public university. The University Of Montana Western graduated around 55 general education students in the most recent data year. Get the full general education details for The University Of Montana Western
Colorado State University Pueblo ranks #5 for general education by yearly graduations. Colorado State University Pueblo is a public school located in the city of Pueblo. Colorado State University Pueblo graduated around 52 general education students in the most recent data year. Get the full general education details for Colorado State University Pueblo
Metropolitan State College Of Denver ranked #6 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Located in the city of Denver, Metropolitan State College Of Denver is a public university. This school awarded about 51 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Metropolitan State College Of Denver
University Of Northern Colorado placed #7 for general education by yearly graduations. University Of Northern Colorado is a public school located in the city of Greeley. This school awarded about 49 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for University Of Northern Colorado
Western State College Of Colorado comes in at #8 for general education this year. Set in the town of Gunnison, Western State College Of Colorado is a public institution. Western State College Of Colorado graduated around 33 general education students in the most recent data year. See more about general education at Western State College Of Colorado
Boise State University landed the #9 spot among the most popular general education schools. Set in the city of Boise, Boise State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 31 students earned a degree in general education from this school. See more about general education at Boise State University
Snow College placed #10 for general education by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public university. Snow College graduated around 29 general education students in the most recent data year. Get the full general education details for Snow College
Mesa State College ranked #11 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Set in the city of Grand Junction, Mesa State College is a public institution. This school awarded about 28 general education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for Mesa State College
Colorado Mountain College comes in at #12 for general education this year. Located in the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public university. This school awarded about 22 general education degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general education details for Colorado Mountain College
Brigham Young University Idaho comes in at #13 for general education this year. Located in the town of Rexburg, Brigham Young University Idaho is a private not-for-profit university. Brigham Young University Idaho graduated around 17 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Brigham Young University Idaho
Idaho State University ranked #14 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Located in the city of Pocatello, Idaho State University is a public university. Idaho State University graduated around 17 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Idaho State University
University Of Idaho landed the #15 spot among the most popular general education schools. University Of Idaho is a public school located in the town of Moscow. This school awarded about 12 general education degrees in the most recent year. See more about general education at University Of Idaho
Lewis Clark State College ranked #16 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Set in the city of Lewiston, Lewis Clark State College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 11 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for Lewis Clark State College
Fort Lewis College landed the #17 spot among the most popular general education schools. Located in the town of Durango, Fort Lewis College is a public university. This school awarded about 9 general education degrees in the most recent year. See more about general education at Fort Lewis College
Montana State University Billings landed the #18 spot among the most popular general education schools. Set in the city of Billings, Montana State University Billings is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 9 students earned a degree in general education from this school. See more about general education at Montana State University Billings
Utah State University ranked #19 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Located in the city of Logan, Utah State University is a public university. This school awarded about 9 general education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for Utah State University
Colorado College comes in at #20 for general education this year. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for Colorado College
Chief Dull Knife College landed the #21 spot among the most popular general education schools. Set in the rural area of Lame Deer, Chief Dull Knife College is a public institution. Chief Dull Knife College graduated around 6 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Chief Dull Knife College
Montana State University ranked #22 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Located in the city of Bozeman, Montana State University is a public university. Montana State University graduated around 5 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Montana State University
Taft University System landed the #23 spot among the most popular general education schools. Taft University System is a private for-profit school located in the city of Denver. Taft University System graduated around 5 general education students in the most recent data year. Read the full general education report for Taft University System
Boise Bible College ranked #24 on our list of the most popular general education schools. Set in the suburb of Boise, Boise Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 3 general education degrees in the most recent year. Read the full general education report for Boise Bible College
Miles Community College comes in at #25 for general education this year. Located in the town of Miles City, Miles Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in general education from this school. Get the full general education details for Miles Community College
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The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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