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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Social Sciences is the 54th most popular major in the country with 18,997 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,991 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 274 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,648 and $26,597 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 54 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Wyoming College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Eastern Wyoming College is a public institution located in Torrington, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Laramie County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Cheyenne, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Wyoming College landed the #3 spot on the list. CWC is a small school located in Riverton, Wyoming that handed out 8 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Wyoming Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. Sheridan, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Northern Wyoming Community College District
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Ephraim, Utah, and it awarded 2 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Boise State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northwest College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Northwest Community College is a small school located in Powell, Wyoming that handed out 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest Community College General Social Sciences Report
Western Wyoming Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and it awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Wyoming Community College General Social Sciences Report
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