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2023 Best Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

13 Colleges
$35,223 Avg Salary
$22,099 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Sciences 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools

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

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for social sciences students. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences 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 #7, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best social sciences programs. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for social sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences schools 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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