2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master'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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BYU are $7,700 per year.
BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.
Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social sciences programs. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.
UCCS graduate students pay an average of $25,584 in tuition and fees each year.
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Utah State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM are $24,096 per year.
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University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 a year.
CU - Boulder also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Boise State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social sciences programs. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boise State are $26,558 a year.
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Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 3,516 |
| Utah | 2,405 |
| Montana | 368 |
| Idaho | 679 |
| Wyoming | 253 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
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 |
Majors Similar to Social Sciences
| 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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