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2021 Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

19 Colleges
1,330 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,637 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

For this year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a bachelor's in sociology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the sociology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying sociology.

Top 10 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional sociology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population. U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,378 students take at least one class online at U of U. About 7,185 of the students at U of U are attending part time.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Colorado State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology 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. There are roughly 9,631 part time students in attendance at Colorado State.

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University of Colorado Boulder comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population. CU - Boulder also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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. About 7,631 of the students at CU - Boulder are attending part time.

Full Sociology at University of Colorado Boulder Report

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Our rankings recognize University of Northern Colorado as the #4 school in this year's rankings. University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley. University of Northern Colorado also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 3,583 students take at least one class online at University of Northern Colorado. About 3,468 of the students at University of Northern Colorado are attending part time.

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Brigham Young University - Provo earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, BYU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at BYU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,325 students at BYU that take at least one class online. 4,504 of BYU students are attending part time.

Read full report on Sociology at Brigham Young University - Provo

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population. CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 8,659 students take at least one class online at CU Anschutz. There are roughly 11,636 part time students in attendance at CU Anschutz.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 4,485 students take at least one class online at UCCS. 4,071 of UCCS students are attending part time.

Full Sociology at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

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Brigham Young University - Idaho comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

About 1.0% of BYU - I students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 23,058 students at BYU - I are exclusively online. There are roughly 26,387 part time students in attendance at BYU - I.

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Utah State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, USU has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 13,751 students take at least one class online at USU. 9,734 students are part time.

Full Sociology at Utah State University Report

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Our rankings recognize Colorado State University - Pueblo as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

About 3.1% of Colorado State University - Pueblo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,048 students at Colorado State University - Pueblo that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,072 part time students in attendance at Colorado State University - Pueblo.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students sociology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 341
Colorado 662
Idaho 179
Montana 132
Wyoming 40

Sociology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 19 schools only.

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