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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$20,003 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,065 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 3,516 degrees and certificates from a Colorado school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Colorado to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Pueblo the best value school in Colorado for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $9,005 a year.

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Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU Anschutz are $9,384 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $12,188 per year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great value for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $10,666 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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#6

Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

Fort Lewis College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. FLC is a small public school located in the distant town of Durango.

FLC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,004 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Western Colorado University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.

Western undergraduate students pay an average of $10,662 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

MSU Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $10,021 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCCS are $10,994 a year.

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#10

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado Mesa are $9,000 per year.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 2,405
Montana 368
Idaho 679
Wyoming 253

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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