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2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,158 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You

Sociology is the #88 most popular major in Colorado with 37 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Colorado to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for sociology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

Check out the sociology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Sociology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $8,052 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU Anschutz is ranked #5 for overall quality for sociology in Colorado.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in Colorado. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $13,313 per year.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU - Boulder are $13,901 a year.

CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

Full Sociology at University of Colorado Boulder Report

Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $13,366 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCCS are $13,854 a year.

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Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 17
Idaho 1
Montana 2
Wyoming 0

Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Sociology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Anthropology 1,446

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 Kontos.

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