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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general social sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Wyoming College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Eastern Wyoming College is a small public school situated in Torrington, Wyoming. It awarded 13 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Laramie County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. LCCC is a small public school situated in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It awarded 23 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Wyoming College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. CWC is a public institution located in Riverton, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 125 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Boise State is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees 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%.
Northern Wyoming Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Sheridan, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Greenwood Village, Colorado. It awarded 18 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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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University of Wyoming ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 10 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
United States Air Force Academy came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. United States Air Force Academy is a public institution located in USAF Academy, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full United States Air Force Academy General Social Sciences Report
Colorado Mesa University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Snow College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Snow College is a medium-sized school located in Ephraim, Utah that handed out 2 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northwest Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. NNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Westminster College Utah came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Westminster College Utah is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 0 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Full Westminster College Utah General Social Sciences Report
University of Northern Colorado came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Western Wyoming Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools 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 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northwest College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Powell, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Colorado Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 0 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Montana - Western did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. Montana Western is located in Dillon, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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