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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Sociology is the 25th most popular major in the country with 38,475 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, sociology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,426 and had an average of $24,587 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,477 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,628 and $21,867 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 66 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sociology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Powell, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake Community College is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 36 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Twin Falls, Idaho is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the #4 spot on the list. CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Western Wyoming Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Western Wyoming Community College is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
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North Idaho College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Casper College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Stone Child College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Box Elder, Montana, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Laramie County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. LCCC is a small school located in Cheyenne, Wyoming that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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