2023 Most Popular 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular 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 attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
About 56% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 44% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.
Of the 55 students majoring in social sciences at CU Anschutz, 44% are male and 56% are female.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Regis University is a great place for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
Of the 44 students majoring in social sciences at Regis U, 20% are male and 80% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.
Of the 41 students majoring in social sciences at CU - Boulder, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
About 38% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 62% are male.
Colorado School of Mines did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 30% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 70% are male.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in social sciences at Colorado State, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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The University of Montana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.
Of the 24 students majoring in social sciences at UM, 46% are male and 54% are female.
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Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pocatello.
About 86% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Utah State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 16 students majoring in social sciences at USU, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 228 |
| Colorado | 423 |
| Montana | 32 |
| Idaho | 57 |
| Wyoming | 16 |
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 19 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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