2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Top 10 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools
Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
The excellent programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.
Colorado School of Mines ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. ISU is a large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.
The University of Montana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Missoula.
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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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