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2024 Best Social Sciences Schools in Utah

4 Colleges in Utah
2,479 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$37,800 Avg Early-Career Salary
Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #5 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for social sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,479 degrees in social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Social Sciences School

Best Social Sciences Schools in Utah The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Social Sciences Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Social Sciences
Master's Degrees in Social Sciences
Doctor's Degrees in Social Sciences

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 the Best Social Sciences Schools in Utah. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Social Sciences in Utah

The schools below may not offer all types of social sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Utah Schools in Social Sciences

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
544 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$44,223 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in social sciences has to look into Brigham Young University - Provo. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 544 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social sciences major at Brigham Young University - Provo make $6,424 above the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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2
U of U crest
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
932 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
9.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in social sciences has to check out University of Utah. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 932 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the social sciences program report average early career earnings of $38,431.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
634 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in social sciences has to check out Utah State University. USU is a very large public university located in the city of Logan. This university ranks 5th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 634.0000000000001 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn around $33,687 in their early career salary.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
79 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
12.7% Growth in Graduates

Utah Valley University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in social sciences. UVU is a very large public university located in the city of Orem. This university ranks 4th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 79 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the social sciences program state that they receive average early career wages of $33,412.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 38 3,450
Montana 36 367
Idaho 36 664
Wyoming 32 249

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 874
Political Science & Government 489
Sociology 398
Geography & Cartography 228
Anthropology 154
General Social Sciences 130
International Relations & National Security 50
Urban Studies 17
Archeology 15

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