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2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
34 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 37,747 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States.

Across Colorado, there were 699 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sociology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree sociology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 7 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Sociology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055.

Read full report on Sociology at Colorado State

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 5 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CU - Boulder Sociology Report

#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774.

Full UCCS Sociology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 9 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sociology at University of Northern Colorado

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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