by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Sociology is the 20th most popular major in the country with 38,394 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Colorado, there were 699 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 662 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer 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 Colorado”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sociology at Colorado State University - Pueblo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Lewis College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado. Durango, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Colorado University landed the #3 spot on the list. Western is a small school located in Gunnison, Colorado that handed out 22 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Colorado list. Colorado College is a small school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 22 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 195 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 156 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sociology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #7. 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%.
University of Northern Colorado ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Northern Colorado
Adams State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado ranking. This small school is located in Alamosa, Colorado, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado ranking. MSU Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sociology at Metropolitan State University of Denver
University of Denver ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 21 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Colorado Mesa University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 7 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Regis University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Colorado list. Regis U is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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