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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Ranked Colleges
49 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Sociology is the 20th most popular major in the country with 37,747 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,467 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 49 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 9 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the sociology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full BYU Sociology Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sociology at University of Northern Colorado

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree sociology students list, U of U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

Full University of Utah Sociology Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree sociology students list, USU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Utah State University Sociology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Sociology Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Full CU Anschutz Sociology Report

#7

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 10 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree sociology students list, UCCS has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCCS Sociology Report

#2 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 5 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Sociology Report

#9

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Idaho State University is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree sociology students list, ISU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548.

Read more about Sociology at Idaho State University

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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%.

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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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