by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 38,475 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in sociology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree sociology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s sociology students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Northern Colorado
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 7 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Sociology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 5 masters’s sociology degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Sociology Report
The University of Montana ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. UM is a fairly large school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 2 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Colorado Boulder ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 1 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Colorado Boulder
Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 1 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s list. Idaho State University is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 1 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wyoming landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students 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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