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2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
384 Degrees Awarded
$30,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 3,576 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,205 and $25,348 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 384 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

#1

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Golden, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mines, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mines Social Sciences Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055.

Read more about Social Sciences at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 67 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Social Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Sciences at University of Colorado Boulder

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

UCCS also took the #7 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Social Sciences Report

#7

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

Regis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 44 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Regis U has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regis University are $14,322.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

University of Denver landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 161 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, DU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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