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2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

With 22,292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for social sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 2 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #7 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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#10

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree social sciences programs. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 228
Colorado 423
Montana 32
Idaho 57
Wyoming 16

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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