by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Science, Tech & Society Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Science, Technology & Society is the 232nd most popular major in the country with 1,095 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, science, technology and society graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $41,177 and had an average of $22,529 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 6 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Science, Tech & Society Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in science, technology and society. That schools that top this list have a program in science, technology and society in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Science, Tech & Society Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region science, tech & society students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Science, Tech & Society Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Wyoming College landed the #1 spot on the list. CWC is located in Riverton, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Science, Tech & Society Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 0 ’s science, tech and society degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Science, Tech & Society Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 0 ’s science, tech and society degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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