2023 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Finding the Best Social Sciences Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Master’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.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #6 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.
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University of Idaho landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree social sciences programs. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.
University of Wyoming landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree social sciences programs. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.
Boise State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Utah State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.
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 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences
| 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 13 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).
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