2021 Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Finding the Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Utah tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional social sciences students. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, U of U has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,185 part time students in attendance at U of U.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Colorado Boulder. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder. CU - Boulder not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 24,299 students at CU - Boulder that take at least one class online. 7,631 students are part time.
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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 8,659 students at CU Anschutz that take at least one class online. 11,636 of CU Anschutz students are attending part time.
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Brigham Young University - Provo earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, BYU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 12,325 students at BYU that take at least one class online. About 4,504 of the students at BYU are attending part time.
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University of Northern Colorado comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 0.9% of University of Northern Colorado students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,583 students at University of Northern Colorado that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,468 part time students in attendance at University of Northern Colorado.
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 1.4% of UCCS students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,485 students take at least one class online at UCCS. 4,071 students are part time.
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University of Denver landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best social sciences schools for non-traditional students. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver. DU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The student loan default rate at DU is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 3,512 of DU students are exclusively distance learners. 5,249 of DU students are attending part time.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Colorado State has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Colorado State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. 9,631 of Colorado State students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize The University of Montana as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
About 3.0% of UM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,583 students take at least one class online at UM. There are roughly 3,141 part time students in attendance at UM.
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Utah State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.8% of USU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,751 students take at least one class online at USU. 9,734 of USU students are attending part time.
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