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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$21,748 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,624 Avg Salary

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

Social Sciences is the #11 most popular major in Colorado with 423 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Colorado to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Social Sciences

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mines are $19,532 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mines is ranked #1 for overall quality for social sciences in Colorado.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $8,052 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU Anschutz is ranked #2 for overall quality for social sciences in Colorado.

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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 Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $13,901 per year.

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $13,313 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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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 value 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.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.

DU also made our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 228
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

Majors Similar 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 5 schools only.

  • 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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