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With 205,984 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 7,526 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,223 and $22,099 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 461 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree social sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. DU is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 100 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 44 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado School of Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 55 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Idaho State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
University of Colorado Boulder landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #8, University of Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 11 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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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University of Northern Colorado landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 8 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #12, University of Wyoming did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 8 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, University of Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Utah State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 16 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Boise State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 13 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Montana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #16. Montana State University is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 6 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #17. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 14 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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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With a ranking of #18, Colorado Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CCU is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 5 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mesa University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 25 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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