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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,354 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a degree in sociology. That schools that top this list have a program in sociology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Lewis College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Durango, Colorado, this small public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Colorado University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Gunnison, Colorado, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sociology at Western Colorado University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado College is a small school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 22 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Rocky Mountain College is located in Billings, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
University of Idaho landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 62 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Carroll College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Carroll Montana is a small school located in Helena, Montana that handed out 7 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
University of Colorado Boulder landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 195 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 156 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Sociology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s sociology 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%.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Montana State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
The University of Montana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
University of Utah came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 130 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Northern Colorado came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read more about Sociology at University of Northern Colorado
Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 104 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, 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.
Adams State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #16. Adams State is a small school located in Alamosa, Colorado that handed out 12 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, University of Wyoming did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Idaho State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #19. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 65 bachelors’s sociology 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%.
Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rexburg, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 41 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Utah University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
University of Providence did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Great Falls, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #24, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 20 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Sociology Report
Montana State University - Billings landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana State University - Billings is a public institution located in Billings, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sociology at Montana State University - Billings
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