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2027 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

[General Social Sciences](/majors/social-sciences/general-social-sciences/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general social sciences students.

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• Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2027 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general social sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value General Social Sciences Schools

1

University Of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

$9,620 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,442 Avg Student Debt

$67,170 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in general social sciences, no school beat University Of Utah this year. University Of Utah is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $9,620, compared with $30,860 for out-of-state students. General Social Sciences graduates carry a median of $22,442 in student loans. Early-career general social sciences graduates make about $35,363. That is a strong return on a $22,442 median debt. University Of Utah admits about 86% of applicants.

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Boise State University
Boise, ID

$9,048 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,000 Avg Student Debt

$51,658 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Boise State University one of the best values for general social sciences. Set in the city of Boise, Boise State University is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $9,048, while out-of-state students pay about $27,788. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the general social sciences program here. Soon after graduation, general social sciences degree recipients from Boise State University generally make around $36,298. Set against $25,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 87% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.