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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 116 students majoring in social sciences at U of U, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 65% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Women make up 52% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 13 students majoring in social sciences at UCCS, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

Of the 9 students majoring in social sciences at Boise State, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate social sciences programs. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Colorado School of Mines came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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The University of Montana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

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

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 11 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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